MODI FOR PM Sikkim BJP extends congratulations

Gangtok

15 Sep 2013

The State BJP has extended its heartiest congratulations to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on being anointed the party’s prime ministerial candidate for the general election next year.

“We hope and aspire to make a difference in our state too under his guidance and direction as he is the chief of the National Election Campaign Committee,” stated a press release from the state BJP.

It added, “Although the BJP has not been able to enter the Assembly so far in Sikkim, but now with educated youth playing an active role in the political scenario of Sikkim, we are all set to make some difference in the upcoming election.”

The BJP also said the notion people often have about national level parties and their unpopularity in the regions is a matter of the past. Every educated individual today knows Sikkim cannot sustain or run in an isolated manner. Every policy, scheme and even compensation during times of natural calamity is decided by the Centre. Hence, the people of Sikkim cannot afford to keep themselves away from the BJP, the biggest opposition party at the Centre.

Further, the state BJP feels if Sikkim-based MPs of the party are sent to Parliament, local demands and grant appeals would be quickly considered by the national leadership. In order to bring development into Sikkim at par with other states, there is need to have some presence of national level parties in the state assembly for acting as a pressure group and to work in a constructive manner for the development of the Sikkimese people, states the press release.