IndiaShining: The legend of April "73" Agitation in Sikkim

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 1032 days ago
I was not born when Sikkim got merged with mighty Indian Union, but being a student of Sikkim History all that is available with me are rack of books by different authors and those old folks who had been part of that historical “April ‘73’ Agitation”. When I go through the history of Sikkim, the April ‘73 Agitation holds an important role, mostly the turning point of the Independent Sikkim and the Sikkim State. The mass demonstrations against the Chogyal rule shocked the 300 year old monarchy system and ushered democratic rule in Sikkim. The agitation was of a result, “due to serious differences which ensued with the demand of repoll in one booth by Kazi Lhendup Dorji and Mr. Krishna Chandra Pradhan, as such the Chogyal had to face the people’s agitation launched by the Joint Action Committee with the tacit blessings of the Government of India. This people’s political movement spearheaded by Kazi Lhendup Dorji finally resulted in Sikkim joining the mainstream as 22nd State of India in 1975”.
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