From now I will work more as SKM President than CM of Sikkim: Golay

Amid calls for a statewide Bandh by THE Sikkim Democratic Front party over immigrant row, the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha party celebrated its 11th foundation day in Namchi town under Namchi district on Saturday. Chief Minister Prem Singh Golay termed the Bandh as an ‘open challenge’ by SDF, promising to SKM supporters that he will now work ‘more as SKM President than Sikkim CM’.

The reason sorted by Golay for this change was, “As CM I have to take care of everyone, and look after them. But from now, I will work less as a CM and more as the President of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Party.”

Taking the issue of his effigy being burned by SDF supporters on Friday, Golay said, “We never burned anyone’s effigy, otherwise as an opposition, we were so strong, we could have burned Pawan Chamling’s effigy a thousand times. Not through hiding but in public places. Our self-respect didn’t allow us to do. But I do not get affected by effigy burning. I don’t get happy with chants of Zindabad, I don’t get sad by chants of Murdabad. I can absorb anything.”