Bhaichung Bhutia Accuses Sikkim's Ruling SKM Of Getting "Fake Voters"
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Bhaichung Bhutia promised stricter embargo on fake voters with the SDF, saying they will not include voters without Residential Certificates or Certificate of Identification.
Bhaichung Bhutia, India's former football team captain and leader of the main opposition party in Sikkim, Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), has accused Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang and his party Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) of bringing in fake voters from outside the state during the 2019 elections.
Bhutia, newly appointed as the vice-president of Sikkim Democratic Front party, claimed that he unknowingly aided "such fake voters for stay in Sikkim".
Addressing the media on Wednesday, the former footballer-turned-politician, said, "In 2019, when we (Hamro Sikkim Party) were supporting SKM, they brought voters from outside the state. The very first day when Golay (Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang) got out of jail, the gathering had many such fake voters".
