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26/02/2026

Dedication to Journalism Earns Mohan Kumar Kari the Khas Gaurav Samman at 31st Foundation day of Akhil Sikkim Khas Chettri Bahun Kalyan Sangh .

22/02/2026

Press Release
Citizen Action Party–Sikkim
22nd February 2026

Subject: SKM government’s failure to safeguard Sikkim’s financial interests

The Citizen Action Party - Sikkim strongly condemns the inaction and failure of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) Government in safeguarding the financial interests of the state under the recommendations of the Sixteenth Finance Commission of India.

As per the recommendations of the Sixteenth Finance Commission, Sikkim’s share in the divisible pool of Central Taxes has been reduced to 0.34% for the period 2026–31, compared to 0.39% under the Fifteenth Finance Commission of India. Though this may appear to be a marginal decline of 0.05 percentage points, for a small Himalayan state like Sikkim, even such a reduction has significant fiscal consequences. This structural decline in percentage share reflects a weakening of Sikkim’s position in the national fiscal framework and directly impacts the long-term flow of resources to the state.

Sikkim’s share of central tax devolution for the financial year 2026–27 has been reduced by ₹292.79 crore compared to the allocations for the financial year 2025–26. The state received ₹5404.74 crore in 2025–26 as its share from Union taxes, which has now been reduced to ₹5112.95 crore.

For a small, resource-constrained and strategically sensitive Himalayan state like Sikkim, such a sharp reduction is deeply alarming. At a time when the cost of infrastructure development, climate resilience, rural connectivity, public welfare, and committed expenditures of the government continue to rise, a decline of nearly ₹300 crore represents a serious financial setback that will ultimately affect developmental momentum.

This setback raises important questions: Why did the SKM Government fail to effectively present Sikkim’s case before the Finance Commission? What concrete steps were taken to protect Sikkim’s fiscal share under the revised devolution criteria?

The SKM Government’s inability to anticipate and address this reduction demonstrates weak fiscal planning and poor political negotiation. A responsible government must proactively engage with the Centre to ensure that Sikkim’s interests are firmly protected in every constitutional and financial forum.

The Citizen Action Party–Sikkim demands immediate transparency from the SKM Government and a clear roadmap outlining how it intends to compensate for this financial shortfall without burdening the people of Sikkim through increased taxes, fees, or debt.

Sikkim’s future cannot be compromised due to administrative complacency and lack of political will.

Albert Gurung, Spokesperson, Citizen Action Party-Sikkim

20/02/2026

High-Level Review Meeting on Post-GLOF Protection Works Held in New Delhi

A high-level meeting to review protection and restoration works in Sikkim following the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood of October 4, 2023, was held at Shram Shakti Bhawan.

The meeting was chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India. Sonam Lama, Minister for PHE, Water Resources and Ecclesiastical Department, Government of Sikkim, along with senior officials concerned with river protection and infrastructure restoration, attended the meeting.

Detailed discussions focused on safeguarding riverbanks, agricultural land and critical infrastructure that suffered extensive damage during the GLOF. Officials noted that several stretches along the riverside remain highly fragile, posing continued risks to nearby habitations and strategic establishments.

Sonam Lama emphasized that delays in executing these projects could lead to further loss of civilian and Army lives and additional damage to already weakened infrastructure.

19/02/2026

Flames Rise but Mangshila’s Forest Warriors Stand Strong

As a forest fire continues to affect parts of Mangshila for the third consecutive day, anxiety has naturally grown among residents. Videos and photographs of rising smoke have spread quickly, drawing attention to the situation. Yet beyond what appears on screens, a quieter and more powerful effort is unfolding on the ground.

Teams from the North Sikkim Forest Department have been working around the clock to contain the blaze. While many stop to document the fire, these personnel remain constantly deployed, focused not on recording the moment but on controlling it.

Braving difficult slopes, intense heat, and heavy smoke, the forest staff continue their duties without pause. They are cutting fire lines, spraying water, and closely monitoring vulnerable patches to prevent the flames from spreading further. Long hours and sleepless nights have become routine, but their resolve has not weakened.

Their efforts may not always be visible to the public, yet their presence is what protects the forest and nearby communities. In the face of nature’s challenge, these dedicated workers stand firm, proving that true heroism often works quietly behind the scenes.

19/02/2026

भोट अपील
म, सुक राज राई( एरोन) नेपाली साहित्य परिषद् सिक्किमको कार्यकारी समिति निर्वाचन 2026 मा प्रचार सचिव पदका लागि उम्मेदवारी दिएको छु।
म परिषद्का सम्पूर्ण मताधिकार भएका सदस्यहरूलाई मेरो उम्मेदवारीलाई समर्थन गर्दै आफ्नो अमूल्य मत प्रदान गर्न अनुरोध गर्दछु। यदि म निर्वाचित भएँ भने नेपाली साहित्य परिषद् सिक्किमका संस्थापक आदर्शहरूलाई आत्मसात गर्दै लगनशीलता, प्रतिबद्धता र इमान्दारिताका साथ सदस्यहरूको सेवा गर्ने प्रतिज्ञा गर्दछु।
तपाईहरूको साथ र समर्थनले मलाई हाम्रो साहित्यिक समुदायको हितमा आफ्नो सर्वोत्तम योगदान दिन प्रेरणा प्रदान गर्नेछ।

14/02/2026

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11/02/2026

MLA Adithya Golay paid a courtesy visit to Tashi Sambhaling Gumba in Neshur Gaon, Soreng B***y, earlier this morning and attended the sacred Kangyur Pooja.

He offered prayers and sought blessings at the monastery, joining monks and local devotees in the religious ceremony. The pooja, which is considered highly auspicious, has been going on for a week and saw the participation of many residents from nearby areas. Today marked the second last day of the week-long prayer ceremony.

The concluding day of the pooja will be graced by Tulku Dawa Rinpoche.

09/02/2026

प्रेस विज्ञप्ति
मल्ली, 09/02/2026
सिटिजन एक्सन पार्टी–सिक्किमको युवा समन्वय सभा पार्टीका अध्यक्ष श्री गणेश राईको अध्यक्षतामा सफलतापूर्वक सम्पन्न भयो।
सभामा वर्तमान राज्यको राजनीतिक परिवेश, आर्थिक अनियमितता, भाई–भतिजावाद तथा प्रशासनिक कमजोरीका विषयमा पार्टीका नेताहरूले गहिरो चिन्ता व्यक्त गर्दै आ–आफ्नो धारणा राख्नुभयो। क्रमशः डी.बी. स्टीफन गुरुङ, दिवस गुरुङ, सुमती छेत्री, जिग्मी डी. भुटिया, मनि छेत्री, जर्बु छिरिङ लेप्चा लगायतका नेताहरूले राज्यमा व्याप्त विकृति र विसङ्गतिप्रति ध्यानाकर्षण गराउनुभयो।
झण्डासम्बन्धी मुख्यमन्त्रीको हालैको सम्बोधनलाई ठाडो खण्डन गर्दै सिटिजन एक्सन पार्टी–सिक्किमले राज्यलाई सुव्यवस्थित बनाउने, रोजगार सृजना गर्ने र भ्रष्टाचार नियन्त्रण गर्ने विषयमा सरकारको ध्यान जानु आवश्यक रहेको स्पष्ट गर्‍यो। पार्टीले झण्डासहित वा झण्डाबिना सभा गर्ने विषय मुख्यमन्त्रीको सरोकारको विषय होइन भन्ने स्पष्ट धारणा व्यक्त गर्‍यो।
सभाको मुख्य कार्यक्रमअन्तर्गत राज्यका सबै जिल्लाबाट विभिन्न पार्टी परित्याग गरी ५५ जना सचेत नागरिकहरू सिटिजन एक्सन पार्टी–सिक्किममा औपचारिक रूपमा समावेश भएका छन्। पार्टीको जनता प्रतिको इमान्दारिता, अनुशासन तथा अन्यायविरुद्ध जनपक्षीय बुलन्द आवाजलाई सकारात्मक रूपमा मूल्याङ्कन गर्दै आफूहरू पार्टीमा आबद्ध भएको नवप्रवेशी सदस्यहरूले बताए।
पार्टीमा आबद्ध भएपछि नवप्रवेशी नेताहरू क्रमशः सोनाम वाङ्गेल भुटिया (भाइचुङ), योगेश खतिवडा, रमेश दाहाल र उगेन छिरिङ भुटियाले सत्तामा व्याप्त अनियमितता, दुरुपयोग र भ्रष्टाचारलाई सिक्किमे भएको नाताले आत्माले स्वीकार गर्न नसकेको कारण सबै सुविधा त्यागेर सत्ताबाट अलग भई सिटिजन एक्सन पार्टी–सिक्किममा आएको स्पष्ट पार्नुभयो। भावी पुस्तालाई जवाफदेही बन्ने उद्देश्यले आफूहरूले यो निर्णय लिएको उहाँहरूको भनाइ थियो।
अध्यक्षीय सम्बोधनमा पार्टी अध्यक्ष गणेश राईले “जनताका सामूहिक मुद्दालाई नेतृत्व दिन सिटिजन एक्सन पार्टी–सिक्किम पूर्ण रूपमा तयार रहेको” जानकारी गराउनुभयो। लोकतन्त्रमा जनता सर्वोपरी हुने भएकाले जनइच्छाविपरीत आम नागरिकलाई प्रताडित गर्दै सत्तामा टिकिरहने एस.के.एम.को प्रयास सफल नहुने उहाँको भनाइ थियो।
सिक्किमको इतिहास स्मरण गर्दै उहाँले विश्वका धेरै देशहरू उपनिवेशवादको चपेटामा परेको बेला सिक्किमजस्तो सानो देश स्वतन्त्र र सार्वभौम रहेको उल्लेख गर्नुभयो। तर आजको अवस्थामा नेतृत्वले राज्यका सम्पत्ति बेच्दै ऋणको पहाड खडा गरेको र राज्यलाई आत्मसमर्पणको अवस्थामा पुर्‍याएको गम्भीर आरोप लगाउनुभयो।
अन्त्यमा, पार्टीमा आबद्ध भएका नयाँ सदस्यहरूलाई स्वागत गर्दै सबै मिलेर समृद्ध, स्वस्थ र सम्पन्न सिक्किम निर्माणका लागि एकजुट भएर काम गर्न आह्वान गर्नुभयो।
जिग्मी डी. भुटिया
सचिव, प्रचार–प्रसार परिषद
सिटिजन एक्सन पार्टी–सिक्किम

07/02/2026

Press Release
Citizen Action Party-Sikkim

Gangtok
07/02/2026

The Government of Sikkim’s move to institutionalize overseas employment through a formal board reflects not vision, but failure — failure of long-term planning, failure of job creation, and failure of accountability.

For years, public employment in Sikkim has been treated as a political tool rather than an economic strategy. Jobs were routinely dished out around election cycles to secure votes, without regard to workforce planning, sectoral demand, or sustainable growth. The result today is predictable and devastating: massive job saturation and structural unemployment.

Sikkim now faces a cruel paradox. On one hand, it has a huge pool of educated youth. On the other hand, there are virtually no meaningful opportunities.

Thousands of graduates — including those with Master’s degrees and even PhDs — are forced to work as Office Assistants and Attendants, positions that neither match their qualifications nor utilize their skills. This is not employment; it is institutionalized underemployment.
Instead of confronting this reality, the government is now attempting to export unemployment by sending youth abroad.

Let us be clear: this is not empowerment. This is displacement.

Rather than building industries at home, strengthening MSMEs, attracting private investment, or developing knowledge-based sectors, the state is choosing the easier route — pushing young people out of Sikkim. This effectively turns migration into a policy substitute for development.

Several deeper concerns arise:

Brain Drain in a Small State

Sikkim already has a limited skilled population.

Encouraging overseas placement risks draining precisely the human capital needed to build the local economy.

No Accountability for Past Policy Failures

There is no acknowledgment of how years of politically motivated hiring created today’s crisis. No audit. No responsibility. Just a new scheme.

Treating Symptoms, Not Causes

The core problem is the absence of a productive private sector and innovation ecosystem. Sending youth abroad merely hides unemployment statistics — it does not solve them.

Normalization of Low-Aspiration Employment

Skilled and semi-skilled youth are being prepared for overseas blue-collar work while their academic potential is wasted. This signals a dangerous lowering of collective ambition.

Risk of Exploitation

International migrant workers are among the most vulnerable globally. Even with safeguards, many face poor working conditions, debt traps, and limited legal protection.

Loss of Local Economic Multipliers

When young people leave, local consumption, entrepreneurship, and community development decline. Villages hollow out. Families fragment.
Most troubling is the message this sends:
that Sikkim cannot provide a future for its own youth.

A responsible government would prioritize:

• Building sector-specific industries (tourism, agro-processing, green energy, IT-enabled services)
• Encouraging startups and private enterprise
• Aligning higher education with local economic needs
• Ending election-driven recruitment culture
• Creating dignified, skill-appropriate jobs within the state

Until that happens, overseas placement schemes will remain what they truly are:
a policy of surrender — masking years of misgovernance by exporting young lives instead of creating opportunity at home.

Albert Gurung, Spokesperson
Citizen Action Party-Sikkim

06/02/2026

Sonam Lama Meets Union Finance Minister, Thanks Centre for Including Sikkim in Buddhist Tourist Circuit

Sonam Lama, Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs, Public Health Engineering, and Water Resources, called on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and expressed gratitude to her and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving prominence to Sikkim in the proposed Buddhist Tourist Circuit in the Northeast. Both leaders expressed hope that the initiative would take Sikkim to new heights of achievement in cultural tourism in the region. The minister also conveyed his appreciation for the pro-people budget presented by the Union Finance Minister.

06/02/2026

PRESS RELEASE
Citizen Action Party – Sikkim

Date: 06 February 2026
Place: New Delhi

The Citizen Action Party–Sikkim (CAP–Sikkim) has formally approached the Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking urgent intervention against what it describes as the undemocratic and coercive practices of the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) government.

The party’s Spokesperson, Shri Mahesh Rai, along with the National Coordinator, Shri Pobin Hang S***a, submitted a memorandum at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi, urging the Commission to take cognizance of alleged political victimisation faced by opposition members and supporters in the state.

CAP–Sikkim highlighted instances of victimisation through arbitrary transfer postings, termination of services, and denial of fair opportunities to opposition supporters. These concerns were further substantiated by a public statement made by a former minister who joined the SKM party on 4 February 2026, during the party’s 14th Foundation Day celebrations at Rangpo. In his statement, the former minister reportedly acknowledged that persistent pressure on his supporters—through punitive transfers and deprivation of constitutionally guaranteed rights—compelled his decision to join the ruling party.

Shri Mahesh Rai and Shri Pobin Hang S***a called upon the Election Commission to take immediate and decisive action to safeguard democratic principles, ensure a level playing field, and protect the constitutional rights of citizens in Sikkim.

The Citizen Action Party–Sikkim reiterated its commitment to democracy, transparency, and the rule of law, and expressed confidence that the Election Commission would act to prevent the misuse of power and protect electoral fairness in the state.

Albert Gurung, Spokesperson, Citizen Action Party-Sikkim

03/02/2026

The Rangpo Police Team has issued a traffic advisory to ensure the convenience, smooth movement, and safety of the public in view of the Foundation Day celebration scheduled to be held at Rangpo Ground tomorrow.

A large gathering is expected for the event, and to prevent congestion and maintain law and order, special traffic arrangements will be enforced in and around Rangpo town.

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