SC verdict has struck down word ‘Sikkimese’ as well: CAP

Gangtok: The recent Supreme Court of India verdict on January 13 has sparked controversy over the term “immigrant” being used to describe the Sikkimese Nepali community. The newly formed Citizen Action Party has offered a new perspective, pointing out that the Supreme Court judgement also removed the word “Sikkimese”.

The Citizen Action Party argued that the rallies organized by the Joint Action Committee and the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha were merely a theatrical performance to cover up the misleading statements made by the Additional Advocate General.

The party claimed that the Additional Advocate General failed to argue against the striking down of the word “Sikkimese,” thereby declaring it “null and void” in the eyes of the Supreme Court.