NASBO appeals PM to be serious on proposed hydel projects over sacred Rathongchu River

NASBO PR

Sacred Sikkim

1 Nov,Gangtok: In view of the media reporting which indicates that a High Power Committee has been constituted by the Indian Home Ministry to assess the religious implications on the proposed three mega power projects over sacred Rathongchu River, it is highly warranted that all the ongoing activities by the executing agencies at the project sites are immediately stopped. If the Indian Government is really serious on what it apparently intends to do by constituting this High-Level Committee, it must adhere to it very seriously and consciously, and not with the conventional Indian lenient approach. The Indian authorities, on whom we have utmost faith, must ensure by what it intends to do as we mean a real business this time and not a mere distraction or manipulations or assurances as apparently how it works in Indian dispensation.
We once again call upon the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh, to be serious enough of our submissions and aspirations failing which he and his government and no one else would be blamed if the consequences turn worst. The Indian Prime Minister and his Government must realize the fact that one’s civilization is ZERO when its very religion and cultures are attacked. He must ensure that the reported High Level Committee constituted to assess the religious implications on the proposed three mega power projects over sacred Rathongchu River does not become another ‘LOLLYPOP’ and tools in the hands of the power that be in Sikkim with which, Sikkimese people is well acquainted with.
This organization and the Buddhist people of Sikkim is open to all the options, both national and international, in ensuring that the sanctity and sacredness of our sacred Rathongchu is maintained at all cost, thereby preserving the sanctity of Buddha Dharma.