Gangtok, Nov 28 (TIWN) Five-term former Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on Monday launched a 'Save Sikkim' election campaign asserting that the present Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) government has failed on every front.

“The special Constitutional provisions for Sikkim and the Sikkimese under Article 371F are being removed one by one by the SKM government. Article 371F protects Sikkim and the Sikkimese but the present government is working to violate these special Constitutional safeguards for Sikkim,” Chamling told the media.

Also President of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), the former Chief Minister launched the campaign from Rongli bazaar, about 65 km away from the state capital Gangtok.  Chamling was the Chief Ministerfor five consecutive terms but lost the 2019 Assembly elections to the SKM.