Namchi, 21st December 2023: Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) party of Sikkim organized its15th Rholu Diwas in the bank of river Rangeet with the party president PS Tamang as the chief guest, and his spouse  Krishna Rai as the guest of honor.

Also present in the event as special guests were the invited MLAs and ministers of Sikkim state, chairmen and advisors of different government departments.

While in the venue, various stages of participation were physically built by SKM party on the river bank, a special stage was allocated for the party members of BJP, which, according to the programme host was the alliance party of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM).

The event also saw the three individuals from Namchi District joining the SKM party, namely, Durga Prasad Sharma aka Bikash Dahal of Temi, Nirmal Chettri of Melli, and Sanjay Dilpali of Namchi, who addressed the mass for ten minutes each, emphasizing on how the SKM party won their heart by their policies in their respective fields.

The event also commenced the releasing of three new books, ‘Journey from Rinchenping to Parliament’ by OT Lepcha, ‘Bikash ani Sammriddhiko Pathma Sikkim’ by Diki Tamang, ‘Bikash ko shikhar chumdaicha’, by Bikash Tamang, and the releasing of party calenders for the year of 2024.

NJMC president Pavitra Manav in his addressal said that the Rholu Diwas started on 2009 with an aim to  break the ever present political culture of looking after their own family by SDF leaders, and replacing them with the culture to look after an association named ‘Golay Khema’. He also said that the Golay Khema presently is consisting of all religions, caste, and students, women, youths, and many more sections of the state who accepted their policies, and openly challenged the opposition party to show their public strength who accepted their policies.

The party’s chief coordinator Sonam Lama also addressed the mass, who urged people to support SKM party in the upcoming general election of 2024, for furthering the good works the party has done so far.

During his addressal, the SKM party president, PS Tamang, proclaimed that the joining programme will take more than a day’s time to include the party joining programme in Rholu Diwas. A separate week will be observed for party joining programme on ward level and block level,  he said.

Speaking on Rholu Diwas, Tamang clarified that the Golay Khema was created to save Sikkim by bringing the change in the area of policies and rules with a small numbers of people including himself in 2009. He further explained that the Khema was formed mainly to put a stop on the benefits of Sikkimese people which was taken over by the family of the former chief minister.  He also repeated that the people included in Golay Khema didnot ask for seats, and added that they only wanted to put an end on the benefits enjoyed by a single family, and nothing more. He further added that when the party came to ruling, the government looked after the people of Sikkim even among hardest of times like, the covid pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war and cloud burst and flash flood disaster of Teesta.

Addressing the members of Golay Khema, he expressed gratitude for bringing the opposition party on its knees, and added that a lot is still required in doing.

He encouraged the members by stating that the justice is still yet to be brought to all of them, and expressed the Khema’s loyalty to the supporters who were with them from the first time will be kept.

He further reminded the members that each vote is important for the party, and tried to explain the mass  that the former ruling party of SDF has still got the same method of working eventhough it has changed its formats, ie, of taking benefits by the family of party leaders only.

He also announced that there will be the increase and development in various schemes and policies implemented so far by SKM government and emphasized on the works of development in administration, education, health, welfare of women and children, environment, and many more, “because of one vote from the people”, he reasoned.

Although, SKM Party boasts of having its root policy in being open and carrying out all round development, today’s Rholu Diwas have highlighted that their policies are implemented through the individuals and groups joining ‘Golay Khema’, only.