Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang's wife Krishna Kumar♛i Rai on Thursday resigned as MLA for Namchi Singhithang Constituency only a day after swearing in for the new position.
Rai defeated Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) candidate Bimal Rai in the Namchi-Singhithang seat dur🧸ing the recent assembly elections.
Speaker M N Sherpa accepted her resignation and according to Times Of India report, the news was confirmed by asse👍mbly secretary Lalit Kumar Gurung.
Tamang in a Facebook post addressed the matter of Rai's resignation where he said, "With regard to the news of resignation of my spouse... I wish to inform the dear and respected people of Sikkim that she has vacated her seat iജn alignment with the unanimous decision of the party, prio🌃ritising its welfare and objectives."
Further he wrote in Hindi, "It is important to note 🥃that, at the request of the parliamentary committee of the SKM party, contested the elections for welfar𓄧e of our party. On behalf of our party, as president, I express my sincere gratitude to her for her dedication and unwavering support."
"Madam Krishna Rai and I will remain deeply involved in addressing your needs, ensuring that the c𒀰onstituency benefits from the care and attention of three represen🥂tatives: the new candidate, Madam Krishna Rai, and myself," said Tamang.
The Sikkim CM also expressed assurance to the residents of Namchi-Siang Constituency that 𝕴they would have another dedicated and honest MLA, committed to both the party and the people as Rai.
