Sonakshi Sarkar

A delegation from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sikkim, led by State President Shri DR Thapa, visited the Honorable Governor of Sikkim, Shri Om Prakash Mathur, at Rajbhavan today. The delegation offered heartfelt greetings and felicitations to the newly appointed Governor, expressing their best wishes for a productive and successful tenure. They also sought Governor Mathur's esteemed guidance and blessings to better serve and represent the interests of the people of Sikkim. The visiting team included State Executive Members, Morcha Representatives, Vidhansabha candidates, District Presidents, and other party functionaries. Earlier in the day, Shri DR Thapa attended the swearing-in ceremony…

Jishnu Dev Varma, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura and the newly designated Governor of Telangana, is set to take the oath of office on July 31st at the Raj Bhavan in Telangana. Dev Varma, along with his wife, will travel to Telangana on the day of the ceremony. The oath-taking event is scheduled for 3 PM. As per protocol, two ADCs – one Major from the Indian Army and one IPS officer – along with the Joint Secretary of the Governor, arrived this evening to coordinate with Dev Varma. Earlier today, Dev Varma visited the Mata Tripura Sundari…

DT Lepcha, the Rajya Sabha MP from Sikkim, on July 29 urged the Central government to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to 12 left-out communities in Sikkim. Raising the issue in Parliament, Lepcha highlighted the categorization of Sikkimese people into three ethnic groups: Lepcha, Bhutia, and Nepali, noting that Sikkim is home to 20 indigenous tribes. "The earliest available census of 1891 notes the Nepali ethnic group as 63.3%, Bhutia as 16.06%, and Lepcha as 18.9%," Lepcha informed Parliament. He pointed out that historically, the King of Sikkim recognized Bhutias, Lepchas, and Nepalis as tribes. However, after Sikkim's merger with…

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has launched a sharp critique against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly neglecting various segments of the Indian population in its latest Union budget. Speaking to reporters, Gogoi accused the BJP of boycotting farmers, students, taxpayers, and urban residents. Gogoi lambasted the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not providing legal protection to farmers regarding the Minimum Support Price (MSP). "The BJP has ignored the students whose higher education exams were repeatedly canceled and the hardworking taxpayers by removing the benefit of indexation," he stated.Highlighting infrastructure issues, Gogoi noted, "The BJP has failed the…