Gangtok: Sikkim observed a 12-hour bandh on Wednesday against the ‘immigrant’ tag upon the Sikkimese Nepali community and the removal of the word ‘Sikkimese’ in the Supreme Court of India verdict on income tax exemption for old settlers of Sikkim on January 13.
...12-hour bandh in Sikkim against ‘immigrant’ row
The bandh called by Joint Action Council was supported both by the ruling front Sikkim Krantikari Morcha and the opposition Sikkim Democratic Front party.