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Former footballer Bhaichung Bhutia on Thursday, 26 April, launch his political party – ‘Hamro Sikkim’ – at the Press Club of India in New Delhi, two months after quitting Trinamool Congress.
Addressing a press conference, he said he would focus on corruption and unemployment in his home state of Sikkim, reported The Indian Express. ‘Hamro Sikkim’ in Nepali means ‘our Sikkim.’
Speaking to ANI, Bhutia said:
According to Times of India, Bhutia had expressed to the TMC leadership in January that he was not keen to join any political party, but he wanted a more significant role to play in Sikkim’s cause. He had contested as a TMC candidate from Darjeeling in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, and from the Siliguri Assembly constituency in 2016, but had lost in both cases.
At Hamro Sikkim’s launch, Bhutia said he sensed his lack of allegiance to the TMC, and therefore, felt it unjust on his part to remain committed to the party.
On Wednesday, 25 April, the former footballer had tweeted his decision to announce his “plans for Sikkim.”
According to The Indian Express, speaking at the press conference on Thursday, Bhutia said:
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Published: 26 Apr 2018,06:47 PM IST