Violence in Sikkim amid SDF's bandh over 'immigrant' row
The HinduViolence broke out in South Sikkim district’s Namchi on February 5 as supporters of the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha allegedly vandalised an office of the Opposition Sikkim Democratic Front, police said. The incident happened at Damthang Road amid the 48-hour bandh called by the SDF, protesting the Supreme Court’s observation on the Sikkimese Nepali community. The protests come amid public anger after the Supreme Court mentioned the Sikkimese Nepali community as immigrants in an observation on January 13 while extending income tax exemption to all old settlers of the State. The Supreme Court in its order dated January 13, 2023, had directed the Centre to amend the definition of ‘Sikkimese’ in Section 10 of the Income Tax Act 1961 for including income tax exemption to all Indian citizens domiciled in Sikkim on or before the merger date of April 26, 1975.
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