ASBA terms Ganesh Rai’s statements as ‘irresponsible’, urge all to act sensibly on ST status demand

<p class="15"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Bookman Old Style';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11.0000pt;"><b>GANGTOK,:</b> The All Sikkimese Bhutia Association (ASBA) has urged all including Citizen Action Party (CAP) Sikkim to act more sensibly and responsibly regarding the long pending ST status demand of the 12 left-out communities of Sikkim.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Bookman Old Style';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Bookman Old Style';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11.0000pt;">In a press statement on Tuesday, the ASBA said that communal harmony has always been the hallmark of Sikkim and its people, which has evolved Sikkim and its people to its present height of accomplishments. It is therefore very essential that we maintain this greatest asset of ours at all cost, the association said.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Bookman Old Style';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Bookman Old Style';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11.0000pt;">It is at such juncture, we get to learn of such unfortunate and irresponsible statements coming from Ganesh Rai, the president of the Citizen Action Party (CAP) Sikkim that stands to obscure the long pending demand on the inclusion of 12 left out communities of Sikkim in the list of Union Scheduled Tribe, the association noted.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Bookman Old Style';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Bookman Old Style';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11.0000pt;">“It is very crucial for everyone including a political party such as CAP to act more sensibly and responsively at this juncture when the movement of this long pending demand has garnered momentum. The recent irresponsible statement of Ganesh Rai is not becoming of a leadership of his personage and the political party that he tries to project as pro – Sikkimese,” said the ASBA.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Bookman Old Style';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Bookman Old Style';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11.0000pt;">The ASBA extended its solidarity to Chief Minister PS Golay and the 12 left-out communities of Sikkim at this vital stage. </span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Bookman Old Style';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="15"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Bookman Old Style';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11.0000pt;">“We urge all the stakeholders to act sensibly, before issuing any statements. One must put on in depth research and understandings so that our collective approach are beneficial towards accomplishing our common aspirations i.e., inclusion of the 12 left out communities of Sikkim in the Union list of Scheduled Tribe,” said the ASBA.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:'Bookman Old Style';mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11.0000pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:'yes';font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:11.0000pt;">&nbsp;</span></p>

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