http://sikkimtimes.blogspot.com says........................

If One turn back pages of history of world,the bitter truth that will come out to stare you at face is that whenever Issues,Causes & Protests of innocent ,honest and few good men were raised anywhere in world .Nine out of Ten times these good causes and concerns gets engulfed by the forces of politics...and most of times they end up being victims to whims of political leaders surrounding them.

Political forces at any side of fence often end up sedating strikers no matter how good their cause is and how big issue they are concerned with in their hunger to maximize the political mileage out of Issue for their own uprising in one side and other side in process of minimizing political damage that forces surrounding the causes and issues are trying to cause.

But Victims on both fronts are Hunger strikers from Dzongu under ACT who are trying to fight it out for a selfless cause .Call it Saving Teesta River,Call it Preserving Dzongu or Term it Protecting Environment .

This tragedy of politicising is regrettably once more being repeated with the "Dawa & Tenzing" as effects of it is clearly visible as One can observe that Duo's 50 days+ indefinite hunger strike has sort of taken back seat on minds of masses as forces in political battle field get ready to wear their battle gears and try to fight it out on streets, police stations or in Courts of Law.

The only thing everybody seems to be forgetting is that it has already resulted in putting "Hunger Strike " on back burner..............................

Read more about it@

http://sikkimnews.blogspot.com/2007/08/in-battle-ground-of-politics-hunger.html

Spare a thought or two on this?Middle path would be able to turn things around.These are difficult, challenging issues that should not be trivialised by cute, distracting activities of little importance.........................................

DAY 52

DAY 52

Today is the 52nd day of the indefinite hunger strike by Satyagrahis and members of ACT led by Dawa Lepcha and 20 year old Tenzing Lepcha. While Dawa and Tenzing are still undergoing nasal feeding through Ryle’s Tube at STNM Hospital, the rest continue their relay hunger strike at BL House.

In other news, the State Government has strongly condemned the allegations made by the Opposition parties that it has not been showing enough concern towards the present situation in the State. Explaining that the State Government has already made numerous appeals to the members of the ACT to call off their hunger strike, the release says that the government has been providing round-the-clock police security besides keeping constant vigil on the health of those who are on hunger strike. All efforts have been made to create a congenial atmosphere to address the apprehension of the concerned people of Dzongu and at least six rounds of meetings were also held between the leaders of the ACT and the high-level Committee of the Government headed by the Chief Secretary.

Read more about it @

http://sikkimnews.blogspot.com/2007/08/government-of-sikkim-says-it-is.html

Members of Citizen Forum and SAFE, NGO’s backing Act and raising concern and awareness on the dam issue has raised their voices of concern for the affected families of Teesta Stage V at Dikchu. During a meeting at Raley under Rakdong Tintek Constituency, where the Teesta Stage V predominantly lies, a unanimous resolution was passed to form a steering committee to carry a re-survey in the affected areas.

Read more about it @

http://sikkimnews.blogspot.com/2007/08/safe-citizen-forum-raise-voices-of.html

In other developments Opposition Parties supporters from the Congress and Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad today attempted to court arrest in front of the district administrative centre (DAC) at Sichey here.They were expressing solidarity towards their colleagues arrested in connection with the burning of effigies since last Saturday.

Read more about it@

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070810/asp/siliguri/story_8173081.asp’



The indefinite hunger strike continues tomorrow into its 53rd day.