20/07/2025
PRESS RELEASE
Citizen Action Party – Sikkim
Date: 20th July 2025
"Political Terrorism Will Not Silence the Truth"
The Citizen Action Party – Sikkim condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the brutal and cowardly attack on our party leaders Shri Prashant Gurung, Shri Prashant Babu Chettri, Shri Lalit Gurung, and Shri Dhan Bahadur Tamang on the night of 17th July 2025 at Sadar Thana, carried out by SKM-sponsored goons under the patronage of Lakpa Moktan their notorious Youth President known for mastermind behind many such attacks before, in full view of the police authorities. This was not an isolated act of violence — it was a deliberate, politically motivated assault aimed at silencing opposition voices and crushing democratic dissent in the state of Sikkim.
In the days following the incident, the ruling SKM party has launched a calculated propaganda campaign to whitewash their criminal conduct. They have gone so far as to field nearly a full football team of spokespersons, all parroting scripted narratives to justify what is, at its core, a shameful act of political terrorism. Yet, despite all this noise, they have failed to present even a single piece of credible evidence to support their denials. Just bluffing, gaslighting, and beating around the bush.
Let it be clearly stated: Words cannot cover up wounds. Lies cannot conceal the truth.
Instead of trying to shift blame and demand evidence from us — the aggrieved — the SKM government must answer one basic question: Where is the CCTV footage from Sadar Police Station?
If the CCTV cameras were functioning — and they should be, in a sensitive location like a police station — why is the footage not being made public? What are you trying to hide? The footage, if released, will speak louder than your staged press conferences.
This entire incident exposes a dangerous pattern under the SKM regime: Systematic intimidation of political opponents, Weaponization of state machinery, including police forces, Coordinated online and offline propaganda to distract from real issues, Absolute silence on genuine grievances of the people, including unemployment, corruption, and unpaid government employees.
The state is now gripped by fear, not of crime or unrest, but of government-sponsored goondaism — where rule of law has been replaced by rule of power, and Sadar Thana has become a stage for SKM’s dirty politics.
But let this be a message to the SKM leadership: You may control the government today, but you do not control the conscience of the people.The people of Sikkim are no longer silent spectators. They are watching. They are understanding. They are rising.
We, the Citizen Action Party – Sikkim, are not afraid. We will continue to speak the truth, no matter how bitter, no matter how dangerous. We will continue to stand with the people, and for the people.
Your fear is showing.Your desperation is visible.Your time is nearing its end.
We demand:
1. Immediate release of CCTV footage from Sadar PS.
2. An independent judicial inquiry into the attack on Shri Prashant Gurung and 3 others of our party.
3. Suspension of police officers on duty during the incident pending inquiry.
4. Arrest and prosecution of those involved in the attack.
5. Public apology from the Chief Minister for the political violence under his watch.
The fight for justice has just begun. Sikkim will not be ruled by fear. It will be led by truth.
Tashi Bhutia,
Vice-President, Youth Council, Citizen Action Party-Sikkim
