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Sarikah Atreya

Gangtok, Nov. 3 After completing a marathon 500 days of relay hunger strike against the mega hydel power projects in North Sikkim, Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT), which is spearheading the protests, is soon expected to change their strategy of protests so that it gets more momentum.

The upcoming policy shift in the protests was revealed by the ACT General-Secretary, Mr Dawa T. Lepcha, on October 30 with ACT observing 500 days of relay hunger strike at BL House at Sonam Gyatso Marg here.

The BL House has been the venue of the relay hunger strike since June 20 last year which was started by ACT against the North Sikkim power projects.

Speaking to presspersons, Mr Lepcha said that ACT is thinking of devising a new strategy of protest against the mega hydroelectric projects but did not elaborate what the new strategy was.

“Our members will be meeting soon and we will decide on the new plans which we will inform,” he said.

Mr Lepcha had led two indefinite hunger strikes for 67 and 106 days. “Nothing is finalised yet but we do have some plans and we will let the media know at a suitable time,” he said.

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