Thursday, November 21, 2013

SKM continues Chamling-Gopal Gurung affinity allegations

GANGTOK, 20 Nov: Following Sikkim Democratic Front [SDF] party’s recent “advise” to the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha [SKM] party to support their allegations against the ruling party with proof, SKM’s publicity secretary, Jacob Khaling today presented a copy of the letter allegedly written by SDF president, Chief Minister Pawan Chamling to Gopal Gurung of Nepal.
SKM had earlier released a CD containing an interview of Mongol National Front’s Gopal Gurung in which purports to have close links with Mr. Chamling. SDF had played these allegations back with the counter that SKM was instead in cahoots with Mr. Gurung since they were circulating comments and opinions of a “fundamentalist foreign national”.
Today, Mr. Khaling read out excerpts of a letter which he claimed was written by Mr. Chamling to Gopal Gurung and demanded that a probe be conducted regarding the letter. The security agencies in the state need to keep a watch not only on SKM party workers but also on SDF party workers and especially on Pawan Chamling, he said.
 “SDF leaders such as PD Rai, Bhim Dahal give out statements in newspapers stating that whatever allegations the SKM party is leveling against the SDF party are all false and they should come out with the truth and give documentary evidence. This is all eyewash as the SKM party has always spoken the truth with supporting documents and they don’t have anything to counter us,” he claimed. This is the age of information and the age of transparency and this is what the SKM party believes in, said Mr. Khaling.
Sonam Bhutia [general secretary, legal cell, SKM] informed that on 12 November the party had lodged an FIR based on the contents of the said CD, but the FIR was not entertained by the police. They had then approached the CID with the complaint but then, on 14 November, it was learnt that the case was turned against them and the SKM party workers were named for taking out the CD, he said.
“There should be an independent enquiry into this CD case. If no action is taken regarding the CD then the party may approach higher court very soon,” he stated.

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