S.D.F. Party shall have the following frontal organisations which shall be under the direct control of the Party President. Each frontal organisation must have a Convenor to be appointed by the President himself and all these frontal organisations shall work directly under the President:-

These frontal organisations will act as the bridge between the masses and the Party and present the demand and views of public before the Party and convey the policies and programmes of the Party to the people.

All Sikkim Democratic Front Committees will have sixteen hundred members including the members of the Central Working Committee . The Committees shall meet at least once in a year and such meetings will be convened, conducted and presided over by the Party President. The meeting, besides self-analyising the role of the Party, can also bring necessary amendment or improvement in its policies as per the need of the changing time. Attending this meeting by all concerned members should be deemed compulsory.

There will be 1600 members in the All Sikkim Democratic Front Committee including the President, Vice President, General Secretary, Office Bearers, 50 members each from different constituency besides Office Bearers of the Central Working Committee.

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The Central Working Committee shall consist of representatives from among the members of the All. Sikkim Democratic Front Committee, The President shall head the Committee and shall have the special power to nominate members for the C.W.C

All the meetings of the Central Working Committee shall be convened and presided over by the President and in his absence by the Vice President.

The Central Working Committee shall meet at least .once in three. months. However, under special circumstances the President may convene an emergency meeting of the Committee at any point Of time giving only 24 hours notice to each member .

The General Convention of the Party shall be the highest assembly' body of the Party which shall take various important decisions and also elect the President of the Party. The General•Co.nvention is held once in every five years.

The Party Convention is held once in every two years. The C~ntral Working Committee takes the decision to hold the Party Convention and makes all the necessary arrangements

The responsibility of formulating all policies of the Party .and accomplishment of its aims and objectives shall rest on the Central Working Committee.

C.W.C. shall make necessary amendments to the prevalent rules and regulations in pursuance of the policies of the Party.

C.W.C will be responsible in providing necessary guidance to the . entire working of the Party and maintenance and enforcement of discipline within the Party.

It shall prepare the Annual Report of the All Sikkim Democratic Front Committee and present the same for the approval of the Front Committee and keep a strict watch on the functioning of the Party.

C.W.C shall be responsible for the conduct of day-to-day affairs of the Party besides ensuring smooth functioning and maintenance of necessary discipline within the Party .

The Central Working Committee shall hold office for a term of 5 years. The President can also make additions and alteration or prematurely dissolve the Committee in the greater interest of the  Party.

The President shall convene and preside over all the meetings of the, All Sikkim Democratic Front Committee and Central Working Committee.

The President shall cast a vote in case of a tie in the meetings of the All Sikkim Democratic Front Committee and Central Working Committee.

He shall nominate all the Office Bearers of the Central Working Committee and also decide the number of such Office Bearers of the Party if necessary.

The President shall have power to appoint or withdraw appointment of Office Bearers of the Central Working Committee, District Working Committee or any other Committees as and when occasion demands.

The President shall have the power to remove or suspend any Office Bearer or Bearers of the Central Working Committee or District Working Committees to safeguard the interest of the Party.

In order to give precedence to the interest of the Party, the President can also constitute any Committee or Committees in addition to the existing ones.

The President shall have the power to bring any District or Block Level Committees under his direct control and supervision to achieve certain positive goals that warrant such action on his part.

The President shall give proper direction to all the Sikkimese people through various positive qctivities embodied in the policies and programmes of the Party. The President can express his views on national issues by remaining within the framework of declared policies and programmes of the Party.

In keeping with the norms and spirit of democracy, the President shall be at liberty to tender his resignation without assigning any reason whatsoever. In the event of such situation he shall hand over his resignation to the Vice President of the Party. The President shall, howeve~ always be eligible for reelection to his post if he so desires.

The President may be removed from his office by the All Sikkim Demoractic Front Committee by tabling a motion of no~confidence by two-third of its members present at the voting.

A month's prior notice must be served upon the President by at least one-third of the members of the All Sikkim Democratic Front Committee in this connection.

In the absence of the President of the Party, the Wice Presidents shall perform his duties and exercise all the powers due to the President. Vice Presidents are appointed by the President.

The President shall nominate or appoint General Secretaries for the Party who shall supervise the affairs of the Party as per the directives of the President of the Party.

Generdl Secretmy/Generul Secretaries shall hilve the custody of (111 the relevant documents pertaining to the Party. It shall be the responsibility of the General secretaries to conduct all the Party meetings in consultation with the President besides preparing of minutes and proceedings of all meetings and dealing with all correspondences and communications of the Party. The General Secretaries are vested with the power to inspect, supervise and, if occasion demands to protect the interest of the Party, even intervene, in consultation with the President, all activities pertaining to the affairs of the District, Constituency and Block Level Committees of the Party. There shall be one General Secretary in the head office of the Party.

The President shall appoint Joint Secretary/Secretaries for the Party who shall function as ,Assistants to the General Secretary of the Party. There shall be one Joint Secretary in the head office of the Party.

The President shall. appoint Publicity Secretary whose supreme task shall be to publicise the policies and the programmes of the Party to the fullest extent possible. It shall be the responsibility of the Publicity Secretary/Secretaries to keep the general public posted and informed of all Party activities aimed at advancing the cause of the people as envisaged in the Manifesto of the Party.

The President shall constitute an Advisory Board consisting of senior politicians, intellectuals and retired bureaucrats which shall have 7 to 15 members and function as a part and parcel of the Party to advise and counsel the President in all matters related to the Party . The Board of Advisors shall, however, under no circumstances, seek to impose their views on the President.

The President of the Party reserves the right to function as Chairman of the Parliamentary Board. He can also appoint any other member or members but it is not mandatory for him to appoint more members in the Parliamentary Board and his decision shall be final.

A Legol Cell shall be constituted to laok after all aspects of legal matters pertaining to the Party. The President shall appoint a qualified lawyer as the Legal Secretary of the Party.

The Treasurer shall be the custodian of the Party Fund and shall be responsible for maintenance of its accounts. He shall have the power to open Bank account in respect of the Party Fund with any nationalised bank of Sikkim. The Treasurer shall prepare annual statements of accounts of the Party in consultation with the President and place the same. before the All Sikkim Democratic Front Committee and the Central Working Committee for their information and perusal. He shall have the power to keep cash in hand not exceeding Rs.2000/- (Rupees Two Thousand) only to meet the day to day expense of the Party.

The President shall appoint the District President. The other Office Bearers of the District Committee shall be appointed by the President . of the Party in consultation with the Central Working Committee and the District President. The District Working Committee shall hold office for a period of three years. The President shall have the power to prematurely dissolve the District Committees without . assigning any reasons thereof.

District Working Committee shall look after the functions and organisation of the Party falling under its jurisdiction (district).

It shall constitute Block Level Committees throughout the district in consultation' with the Central Working Committee.

District working Committee will carry out the orders and directives of the Central Working Committee and maintain and adhere to the Party discipline in the district.

It may, in consultation with the President of the Party, constitute Town or Constituency Committees to fadlitate the management of Party affairs.

It shall renew the membership of the Party in consultation with the Central Working Committee and also collect the annual membership fees by issuing proper receipts .

District Working Committee will meet once in every two months. Attending such meetings by one-third members of the District Working Committee should be deemed compulsory.

There shall be Constituency Level Committee in the Party. The President shall appoint the head of this Committee in consultation with the respective District Presidents of the Party. Since the total number of members of this Committee will be based on the number of Block Level Committees of each constituency. The District Committees shall present proper picture before the Party President.

There shall be Block Level Committees throughout the rural areas of Sikkim. Each Block Committee will have the following Office Bearers:-

The District Working Committee shall constitute the Block Level Committee in consultation with the Central Working Committee. Block Level Committee will hold office for a term of 2 years unless dissolved prematurely by the District Committee for valid reasons.

S.D.F. Partywill bring out periodicals and other publications besides weekly Party mouth piece to apprise the people about the policies and programmes of the Party and also to educate and inform the masses about a number of things.

The Constitution can be amended with the consent and approval of the report of the Review Committee, constituted by the Party President, and shall be approved by the Central Working Committee.

(ADOPTED AND APPROVED DURING' THE MEETING OF CENTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE INCLUDING MEMBERS OF SDF LEGISLATURE PARTY HELD ON AUGUST 23/ 1996)