No treatment for those injured in Long March

Beldangi, June 20: The exiled Bhutanese who were injured by the firing of India and Nepalese security forces at Mechi Bridge during the Long March have not been able to get medical treatment.

One person was killed and many injured during the scuffle.

Subas Giri of Beldangi II extension camp, sector C/2, who received injuries by two bullets of the Indian security persons on his left hand, said none of the organizations supported for treatment. They not even visited him.

He said, Dr Bhumpa Rai only provided some medicine and dressing for the wound.

Another participant of the march Kiran Chhetri, the teaching staff of the Marigold Academy school dislocated his right hand due to indiscriminate beating by Nepalese police.

Giri and Chhetri said organizers should pay all expenditure incurred for treatment. 

President of Bhutan Press Union (BPU), C. N. Timsina told Bhutan News Serivce that his right toe was scratched while Indian police hit. He also received bruises on different parts of the body; there are scars at the back resulted from merciless beating of the Indian security. His right leg is fractured at knee. It will take at least another three weeks to get him well.

Timsina said that so far treatment cost has not been reimbursed by any of the organizations. Foreign journalist like Laura Pohl from USA, Lee Jeong Sik from Korea and John Cookson from Aljazeera Television visited his hut, interviewed and expressed early recovery and solidarity.

He expressed high concern that the leaders failed to give continuity to the movement event after the declared period of 15 days. He also asked the leaders to do documentation of those killed and injured during the long march and put pressure on Indian government for compensation. Bhutan News Service/Yadhap Neopaney