GANGTOK,: The ruling SKM on Saturday held its Arithang constituency-level
public meeting here where the party senior functionaries urged the local voters
for a third consecutive mandate from this constituency.
“Arithang
is a fort of the SKM. The people of Arithang made our candidate victorious in
2014. They suffered a lot of hardships and victimization from 2014 to 2019 but
they did not back away. They maintained faith in our party president PS Golay
and again made our candidate victorious in 2019. The SKM hugely respects the
people of Arithang for their support and faith and there is no doubt of a
landslide victory for SKM from this constituency in the coming election,” said
SKM spokesperson Jacob Khaling.
He was
addressing the gathering of SKM workers and local public of Arithang
constituency during the constituency-level meet which had Education minister KN
Lepcha as the chief guest and area MLA-Speaker Arun Upreti.
Khaling
maintained that the SKM government led by Chief Minister PS Golay has done
inclusive development during these five years where every section of the
Sikkimese society have progressed and prospered.
“The SKM
is coming to the people asking for votes this election with its report card. We
will seek your votes based on the achievements of our government. People have
faith in Golay and will give a ‘Solid SKM’ mandate to us in all the 32 Assembly
seats and the lone Lok Sabha seat,” said the SKM spokesperson.
Addressing
the gathering, Education minister KN Lepcha shared his happiness on the unity
of Arithang residents, and urged them to extend all support and cooperation to
the area MLA who has worked hard for the constituency’s development. The
gathering today shows that Arithang has an able leader and there is brotherhood
and unity in the constituency which must be maintained for the constituency’s
overall development, he said. He urged the local residents to keep away from
certain elements in Arithang constituency who are misleading the public for
their personal gain.
Lepcha
highlighted the exemplary achievements of the SKM government for the
development of Sikkim and its people. We are confident that the people will
value the works done by the SKM government and give us a resounding victory in
the 2024 election in all the 32 Assembly seats and the lone Lok Sabha seat, he
said.
Similarly,
area MLA Arun Upreti, also the Speaker and SKM general secretary, highlighted
the developmental works completed in the Arithang constituency to meet the
local requirements. He stressed that the age-old problems of power supply,
water supply and road conditions of the constituency have been adequately
addressed during this term of the SKM government. He added that ample
multi-crore funds have been sanctioned by the Chief Minister for permanent
solution of the water and power supply issues for Arithang constituency besides
creation of more parking lots.
The issues
faced by the residents of Deorali and Nam Nam, and traders of Lall Bazaar have
also been addressed by our government, said Upreti. Those who were in the past
government did nothing for Arithang and its issues during their term and are
now making allegations, he said.
The
Arithang legislator along with Khaling strongly defended the upcoming
14-storied West Point Mall in the constituency, which has been described as a
“ticking bomb for Arithing people’ by the former Arithang ward councillor. They
explained that the project was built in a PPP mode using superior technology
and lightweight materials that can withstand major earthquakes also. They
highlighted that the mall would not only create ample employment opportunities
for local residents but also address the car parking issue in main Gangtok town
and generate revenue for the State government.
