April 7 : Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thiney pointed out that there was no option in extending state funding to rescue the political parties, financially bankrupt since 2008.
Thinley defended that Bhutanese citizens have not understood the importance of democracy as a system, and until such feelings start culturing, the parties must survive with state funding.
However, he also said that the present constitution clearly lack provisions that allow state funding for parties.
Meanwhile, the opposition leader in his blog, tsheringtobgay.blogspot.com, criticized such a statement from the PM and wrote, “I smell danger.”
“Why do I smell danger? Because I am becoming increasingly convinced that, constitutional or not, the government plans to bulldoze state funding for parties in the next session of the Parliament,” wrote Tshering Tobgye who leads People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Thinley’s party, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa, is operating with an outstanding banks’ loans of about Nu 25 million, while PDP has overdraft of Nu 18 million.
When 60% of the population in Bhutan understand the real value of democracy, then will begin the revolution for democracy. That is why J.Y.Thinley is a Prime Minister not to let tha people understand this value.
There is no Democracy in Bhutan, it is pseudo democracy. The Democracy off the people, far the people and buy the people exist in Bhutan under the leadership of Jigme thinlay, the man that sabotage monarchey, economy and national pride of people, who live in harmony since generation, through his following policies and step.
He took over Mr.VRS cowlagi (Manpower Expert) and introduce, “DECENTRALIZATION”
He advice to pull army officer in Civil Adm. who became victims of Rizal’s Audit. As they misused the govt fund, as advice by accountant, cashier.
He advice the king to crate Zonal administration and he was the first administrator in Yangfula, he had advice king for posting, one queen each to these zone as representative of King. He had aslo advice Jigme Singye that children born to these queen will be made represntative in each district.
Due to his policy of “Diglam Namja and One Nation one people” created southern problem, pressure after the southern problem he advice for swiss type of Govt, and he became the first Prime Minister after Palden Dorjee who was murdered by Chhabda. That led to abdication by Jigme singye from the Kingship.
Then he use the democracy oozing from king and again became the P M.
He is running with the banner of Gross National happiness, and is now working for state funding the parties, who have used fund to buy vote in last election as there is no democratic awareness in Bhutan.
May be he should now claim himself as some incarnation and become GOD in Bhutan
I understand the problem of Mr.Thinley plus Mr. tshering tobgay thinley is trying to missuse the state fund in legal way while tobgay is afraid of gettng less. if Bhutanese people know the real value of democracy at that time you will be hanged Thinley.
I am not in the oponion to say that there is no democratic awareness and democracy in Bhutan ?The people of Bhutan inside has high moral values and democratic principal. Howling stateless Bhutanese jackles ouside may not have these qualities.I must congraluate Jigme Y Thinley and the positive gesture of the king to let all activities in action.A student of political Science will take three years to complete Honours cource in university,but still cannot define political terms.People of Bhutan had learn practically the changes they came across in their daily life and moving accourding to the waves of democratic values. You will certainly see one day, Bhutan will be true land of thunder dragon?