Overview
- The Vice President, who joined the Gangtok ceremony Saturday, switched to a road convoy via NH-10 after poor visibility grounded his planned helicopter from Bagdogra.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent greetings and an official letter to Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang from The Hague that promised continued central help for tourism, housing, drinking water and road links, along with better sports facilities for youth.
- President Droupadi Murmu called Sikkim a model of sustainable development in her message on X, and Home Minister Amit Shah praised the state’s organic farming and mountain tourism.
- Assam and J&K Lok Bhavans hosted Statehood Day events that highlighted unity under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat initiative and lauded Sikkim’s record in conservation and organic agriculture.
- The celebrations capped a golden jubilee year in which Modi visited Gangtok and launched or dedicated projects worth about Rs 4,000 crore, reinforcing support for the Himalayan state that joined India as the 22nd state in 1975.