Sekhawat arriving in Sikkim on a 3-day visit

Gangtok, Aug 16: Vice-President Bhairon Singh Sekhawat is arriving in Sikkim on Friday on a three day visit to the state.

According to official sources during his stay here Mr Shekhawat will lay the foundation stone of the new Raj Bhawan and inaugurate a flower show at the whitehall complex. He will also visit the National Institute of Tibetology and be given a public reception.

The existing Rajbhawan was declared unsafe after it developed cracks in earth quake that rocked the state recently.

The Vice-President is also scheduled to meet the state Governor and the Chief Minister during his sojourn here.

In addition to it Mr Shekhawat will visit the Lingdum monastery and the statue of Samdruptse.

He is also scheduled to attend a function organised by the Sai Asar Sewa Ashram at Silguri before leaving for New Delhi on August 20.

UNI