Sikkim govt misleading people on reservation of Limboo and Tamang

Gangtok, Aug 3 (UNI) The Sikkim unit of the BJP today criticised the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front government for misleading the people by spreading the rumour that reservation of seats for the Limboo and Tamang Communities in the state assembly would be provided soon after the present Delimitation Commission finalised its report.

BJP President H R Pradhan said the state government had not yet submitted a definite proposal for the reservation of Limboo and Tamang communities despite pressure from the union government.

In the absence of a definite proposal neither the central government nor the Delimitation Commission can do anything on the issue and the structure of the seats in the state assembly will remain unaltered till the next Delimitation Commission.

Mr Pradhan said as per the guidelines the next Delimitation Commission would be set up not before 2031.

The Limboo and Tamang Communities have been demanding for reservation of seats in the state assembly after their inclusion in the Schedule Tribe list in 2002.

Though the state government has passed a resolution in the state assembly and requested the centre to increase the number of seats in the state assembly, from the present 32 to 40 but submitted no specific proposal yet due to what Mr Pradhan said ''lack of political will.'' UNI BD BA KR SSC1420