Gangtok, May 29 . Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually launched several development projects in Sikkim. Although he had left for Sikkim to attend the program, but due to bad weather the Prime Minister could not reach Gangtok. Despite this, a large number of people were present in this program and expressed happiness over the gift given to Sikkim.
Speaking to IANS on Prime Minister Modi’s virtual participation in the ‘Sikkim at 50’ program, former MLA Nar Bahadur Khatiwada said, “PM Modi could not come here in person, but whatever he said in his speech for the people of Sikkim came from the heart. We are very happy. I hope that PM Modi will also pay attention to the demands of the people of Sikkim. I have been in BJP for the last 14 years and am still working for the party.” Speaking to IANS on PM Narendra Modi’s virtual participation in the ‘Sikkim at 50’ event, a student said, “I came here to see our PM, but unfortunately he was not present here. However, he connected with the people present here virtually, which made us very happy. We are excited to hear about the new tourism infrastructure he is going to build in Sikkim. Tourism is the main industry of Sikkim and it provides employment and business opportunities to the stakeholders as well as other workers across the state.”
At the same time, another person said, “I would like to thank the organizers for organizing such a wonderful event. It is sad that the Prime Minister could not be among us due to the weather. The part of his speech that I liked the most was that he put forward his ideas on the plans to promote tourism in Sikkim. It was good that he also talked about cultural tourism.” He said, “The Prime Minister talked about the cultural economy and the music economy. I really liked that part, and I really want the Government of India to work in this direction as well. I liked it when he talked about improving sports facilities in our region, in our state, and assured that he will definitely visit us in the coming months.”
The Prime Minister was scheduled to land at Libing helipad at around 9:45 am to participate in the 50th State Day celebrations. However, due to bad weather and incessant rain in Gangtok early in the morning, his helicopter could not take off and he later had to cancel the visit.
