BJP has completed all formalities against dual citizenship of Chamling: Harendra Pratap

Gangtok, Feb 19: BJP in charge for NE States, Harendra Pratap today claimed that the party has officially submitted the 'dual citizenship documents of Chief Minister Pawan Chamling' to the Governor and State Electoral Office here in Gangtok.
"We have presented the dual citizenship documents of Chief Minister Pawan Chamling to the Governor and State Chief Electoral Officer here in Gangtok. The party has thus fulfilled all its preliminary requirements and will be soon approaching the Supreme Court on this issue", said Mr. Pratap during a press meet here in Gangtok.
The BJP leader said that it was important for the party to go through the above channels including Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of External Affairs before placing the issue before the Supreme Court.
The BJP party has been alleging that Chief Minister Pawan Chamling holds dual citizenships of India and Nepal and thus should be disqualified from his constitutional post.
Now we have completed the formalities, we will approach the court before the coming Sikkim Assembly elections, said Mr. Pratap.
"We also highlight our concerns to the Governor regarding the ongoing agitation by Lepchas in Dzongu, North Sikkim against the mega hydel power projects. He has assured to use his Constitutional powers to address the issue", said Mr. Pratap. He added that BJP does not favour any mega power project in Dzongu, the last hold of the ethnic Lepcha tribes.
"Dzongu must be saved considering the special emotional attachment of the Lepchas and its immense ecological values to the fragile Himalayan mountains", said Mr. Pratap.
The BJP leader also vowed to bring all the culprits to book behind the recent assault on its State unit executive member once NDA comes to power after this Lok Sabha elections.
The party member Padam Sharma who had first raised the 'dual citizenship' allegations against the Chief Minister had been brutally attacked by a masked gang in Siliguri town of West Bengal on February 16.
"The West Bengal police may come to a conclusion in the attack on our party member. But if it does not, once NDA comes to power, BJP will make it sure that all those involved in the attack are exposed and arrested. We will not spare anyone", said Mr. Pratap.