BMSC hails NFD’s decision to postpone Long March

Kathmandu, June 16: An emergency meeting of the Bhutanese Movement Steering Committee (BMSC), convened in Kathmandu on June 12, 2007, under the chairmanship of Tek Nath Rizal, has expressed serious concern on the martyr and wounded activists from bullet firing at the Mechi Bridge.

The meeting also evaluated the NFD-Bhutan spearheaded peace program at Mechi Bridge. The BMSC members also accepted the program as historic and successful after seventeen years of exiled Bhutanese stalemate.

The members also showed serious concern about the casualties who failed to get proper treatment during the need of the hour as such negligence could result in the deterioration of the injured. 

The BMSC members also hailed the recent statement of India government on the issue concerning exiled Bhutanese and deliberated on the need for India's role on the Bhutanese democratic movement.

The BMSC appreciated the NFD-Bhutan for submitting timely memorandum to the Indian government for compensation to the martyr and treatment for the wounded refugees. Meanwhile, the BMSC acknowledged the support demonstrated by Indian political leaders from their own soil and moral supports expressed by respective Indian civilians at North Bengal, Sikkim and Assam regions. 

The meeting also expressed full acknowledgement and gratitude towards the selfless support of the eight political alliance supporters along with civil society of Jhapa, Nepal Red Cross Society, Jhapa, Bhutanese Refugee Concern Group, Jhapa, media personnel, social workers and all those involved in supporting the NFD-Bhutan spear headed program.

The BMSC also endorsed the NFD-Bhutan's declaration of the postponement of the program by another one month to observe developments taking place in the regional aspects of the political scenario. Bhutan News Service