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I am committed towards Singtam Khamdong constituency: GM Gurung Jr.

By himalayanreview

Singtam, March 29: SDF candidate GM Gurung Jr was given a warm welcome by the public of Shantinagar last evening. Gurung had a grand mass rally in the morning from Toppakhani to Khamdong via Singtam Bazar. More than 400 vehicles participated at the rally. 



In his evening coordination meeting held at Shantinagar, he spoked about the development of Singtam. He spoked on different issues of water, education sector. Health services to the senior citizens and poor people, improvement of equipments at Hospital and others. Singtam being a business hub of Sikkim can help in the business development of the state. This town has a potential to become a tourist destination if proper plan is conducted, he added. 



Gurung also spoked about the electricity problem of Singtam that had been much talked about off lately. He said the best solution is to change the transformer for better and interrupted electricity connection. He appealed to the gathered crowd to vote him for better development of Singtam Khamdong constituency.
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