Sikkim Gorkha Party

Sikkim Gorkha Party is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. The president of SGP is G.M. Rai. SGP believed that the entire Gorkha (Nepali) population of the state ought to be recognized as Scheduled Tribes (and thus get access to reservation quotas). In the state assembly elections of 2004, SGP launched G.M. Rai as a counter-candidate against the Chief Minister of the state. Rai got 1,565 votes.

Founding and Objectives

• Founding: The exact founding date of the Sikkim Gorkha Party isn't widely documented, but it emerged as a regional party dedicated to advocating for the rights of the Gorkha community in Sikkim.
• Objective: The primary objective of the SGP is to address the social, cultural, and political issues of the Gorkha community in Sikkim. The party also focuses on promoting equitable development for all sections of Sikkimese society.

Political Ideology

• Ethnic Representation: The SGP works to protect and promote the identity, culture, and heritage of the Gorkha community.
• Development Focus: It emphasizes inclusive development in the state, ensuring that the Gorkha community receives adequate representation in socio-economic policies.
• State and National Advocacy: The party has occasionally voiced the need for broader recognition of the Gorkha community's contributions at the national level.

This article "Sikkim Gorkha Party" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Sikkim Gorkha Party. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.

📰 Article(s) of the same category(ies)

• Simone Muratelli
• Government Polytechnic Muzaffarpur
• Lymm (MCR)
• Harry Jarvis
• Crocker Island
• Eachy
• Michael Patrick Coyle

---