
06/09/2025
Press Release
6th September 2025
From 2009 to 2019, the SKM party’s only contribution to Sikkim’s politics was shouting from the opposition benches. Today, even after being in power for more than four years, the SKM government is still trapped in the same opposition mindset. A party that has failed to govern responsibly has no moral ground to lecture anyone about the role of opposition.
The reality is plain before the people of Sikkim. Since 2022, the old-age pensions of many senior citizens remain pending, leaving our elders neglected and disrespected. Salaries of hardworking youth are repeatedly delayed, robbing them of both dignity and security. Basic services such as electricity, roads, and healthcare are ignored, and law and order have weakened. Economic stability has collapsed, and the promise of happiness for the people has turned into disillusionment. This is the so-called “Parivartan” that SKM boasted about. What we see instead is a government reduced to a circus of excuses and blame games.
The youth of Sikkim are not begging for charity; they are demanding the future and opportunities that SKM promised them. Bluffing, excuses, and empty speeches will not feed families or create jobs. Governance demands action, accountability, and responsibility—qualities that SKM has consistently failed to show.
When it comes to accountability, the silence of the ruling party is deafening. Not a single SKM representative has had the courage to attend open debates organized by the media. Why? Because they know that their failures cannot withstand the truth when challenged face-to-face. Avoiding debate only exposes their weakness and fear of being questioned by the people.
Citizen Action Party–Sikkim demands that the SKM government step out of its opposition hangover and finally accept the responsibilities of governance. Excuses do not build roads. Excuses do not pay pensions. Excuses do not create jobs. Excuses do not bring justice. Responsibility does. Until the SKM government learns this, it will continue to lose the trust, the respect, and ultimately the mandate of the people of Sikkim. Citizen Action Party–Sikkim stands firm in its commitment to hold this government accountable for every broken promise and every failure that has betrayed the people of our state.
Albert Gurung,
Spokesperson, Citizen Action Party-Sikkim