Sunday, January 16, 2011




RC holders will get a ‘Green Card’ and Sikkim Subject holders will get a ‘Pink Card’: Pawan Chamling



CM inaugurates the Jorethang Maghey Sankrati Utsav, 2011
Chief Minister Pawan Chamling assured the people that the Residential Certificate will be issued keeping all the rules and regulations in mind and it will benefit the public as a whole.
The Residential Certificate holders will be issued with a ‘Green’ card and the Sikkim Subject holders will be issued a ‘Pink’ card. The process of issuing these certificates and cards will be done step by step in a proper way after careful inspection so that in future there will be no duplication of such certificates and cards in the State.
CM urged the people to support the State Government in the issuance of the Residential Certificates, pink and green cards. Adding further CM informed that RC and pink card is being issued to the Sikkimese for checking and controlling the influx in the state and those opposing the issue are anti Sikkim and the people at large. CM added that the opposition parties in the state are only creating propaganda and misleading the innocent people and are trying to disturb the peace, security of the state which the government and party have been maintaining and focusing upon.
CM asserted that those speaking against this issue needs to be asked as to how Sikkim Subject and Article 371F is being violated as on the basis of Sikkim subject only the Central Income Tax has been exempted in the state, he further added that rather the value of Sikkim Subject  has increased.
Similarly countering Mr. NB Bhandari he said that he is very flexible in his speech and thought as he speaks one thing in Center (Delhi) and other in the State.  He further said that sixteen years of SDF rule has been over successfully and this is the seventeenth of its glorious rule in Sikkim and during these sixteen years many visions have been fulfilled.
He assured that within 2015 Sikkim will be the first State in North East having 100% literacy rate and a model state which will set an example for all the other States of the country. Lambasting the opposition parties in the State, Mr Chamling said that opposition people are exploiting and misguiding the people. Directing the Police department he said that although Sikkim is a heavenly place for Police but still there are illegal drug peddling for which the Police Department should be vigilant and nab the peddlers and make Sikkim a drug free State.
He also assured to the State Police personnel of promotion and good service facilities for their hard work. Highlighting upon the Cooperative Societies which is one of the major step to solve the problem of unemployed educated youths where maximum work is done under this programme and the priority will be given to the young and educated youths.
Congratulating the organizing committee of the Jorethang Maghey Sankranti Utsav CM said that the committee is doing a remarkable job by organizing such mela here in Jorethang every year where people come together form every corner of the state and celebrate Sankranti festival with each other. Finally he added to make Sikkim a model State each and every citizen should take its own responsibility and do their work. Before inaugurating the Makar Sankranti Utsab, 2011 CM inaugurated the Green Park at S.N.T. Complex, Jorethang and a parking plaza.  Similarly CM inaugurated and inspected the Paras Mela of Jorethang.
Similar to every year the much loved Jorethang Mela will last for three days. Along with the games, stalls and other extravaganzas the finals of the Inter Constituency Level Women’s Football Tournament was held today and the finals of Volley Ball and Men’s Football Tournament will be held on 16th and 17th January, simultaneously.
Courtesy: Sikkim Mail

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