GANGTOK, October 09: A mass rally to protest the ill system practiced in the
state like extension, corruption, nepotism in facilitating government service
was held today here in the capital by All Sikkim Educated, Self Employed and Un
Employed Association (ASESE&UA) starting from Old Bansilal Petrol Pump to
White Hall.
The rally was participated by about 50 individuals from
various walks of life both boys and girls along with the members of the
association.
Addressing media, President ASESE&UA Nawin Kiran Pradhan
stated that the protest really organized is to bring about true and full fledge
democracy in the state which is missing presently. The nepotism practiced in recruitment
policy of Government service is killing the constitutional right ‘equal
opportunity for all to compete for government service recruitment’ of the
educated youths in the state.
Likewise, the extension policy adopted by the government has
deprived the rights of the educated youths from applying in the government
service and being absorbed to showcase their talent, added Pradhan.
‘The association opposes all such ill practices being
carried out in the state in the name of democracy and we appeal the government
to bring about equal opportunity and solution to mitigate all such problems
persisting in the state and absorb the talents in the government sectors having
potentiality that too in merit basis’, mentioned Pradhan.
He went on to appeal that the youths of the state including
all the citizens must not sit idle at home and point out the ill practices of
the governance rather must come forward to oppose such system to bring about
change considering the better future of the generation ahead.
The government must stop illegal appointments made in the
government sector as there are many such examples and relevant documents with
the association wherein the proof of nepotism has been proved practiced by the
government. A sack full with such recruitment is with us and if any individual
wants to seek such names or information can approach the association office,
iterated Pradhan. But the protest rally carried out today or the oppose being
made is not against any individual in personal but against the system that
exists in the state today.
Nawin Kiran Pradhan went on to say that ‘the associations’
loss in the fight against the system is the loss of the Sikkimese citizens as a whole, we declare that if the
government does not rectify such practices or abolish such system than the
association will be calling a strike against such practice state wide in the
month of November.
The rally was also addressed by General Secretary SHRA Tara
Shresta and the was attended by former MP Nakul Das Rai, Chief Advisor ASESE&UA
Pahalman Subba, Chief Patron Tseten Tashi Bhutia respectively. (Pic & Text Pappu Mallick)
