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CM talks about making Chujachen the biggest tourist attraction in East Sikkim


 Rorathang, 2nd April: Pawan Chamling reached Rorathang today on the 5th day of the 10-day long Sikkim Vijay Sankalp Rally. People from Rhenock, Chujachen and Gnathang Machong joined the event. The event was widely streamed and about 3 lakh people tuned in on social media.
Addressing the public, he said that, “Drinking water and electricity works will be completed on priority”. He further added that “In the next five years, development of Sikkim will be taken to global standards and we will make Sikkim the first state in the county to be completely free of kutcha houses”.
He talked about some key promises including all the programmes of the government will be youth centric and youth will be made partners in the development process, fulfilling all the pending cases related to power projects, forest land refugee, Singtam school will be upgraded to senior secondary school, the biggest tourist spot will be built in Chujachen which will be the biggest in East Sikkim, Pakyong and Soreng will be made separate districts and North District Development Council will be inaugurated in North District.
He urged the people to vote once again in favour of SDF party in the upcoming elections saying that “We are not a party with seasonal leaders, we are a party with seasoned leaders. We are not a party which experiments with people's future. We are a party which has 25 years of experienced leadership. We are not a programme less party. We have a full proof programme to serve the Sikkimese people for a lifetime”.
On the previous 4 days of the Sikkim Vijay Sankalp Rally, Pawan Chamling addressed the public in Soreng, Mangan, Gagtok and Namthang. On the days to follow he will be addressing the public in Kabi, Ravangla, Geyzing, Mining, Rangpo and Jorethang.
The election to the 32-member Sikkim Assembly is being held on 11th April alongside the Lok Sabha election.


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