Nepalese leaders vow their continued support to movement
Kathmandu, December 1: Representatives of eight political parties in Nepal have vowed their continued support and solidarity towards Bhutanese political movement.
In an interaction program organized by GRENSO –Nepal at hotel Radisson on Friday, Chakra Bastola of Nepali Congress said that the only solution left behind is to involve India in the talks. He said the recent US offer of third country resettlement would not help find the solution to the Bhutanese political root cause.
Another speaker Suresh Ale Monger of Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoists) said that this problem is created by autocratic druk regime. “As it is a political problem, our party assumes that the solution should also be grasped through political means.” He said- adding “Because of the establishment of communist party in Bhutan, America has proposed for relocation.” Monger also said that the problem would laze where it is even if these people are taken to America. He also said that CPN-Maoists would now on prioritize the issue at its top agenda.
Jhalanath Khanal of CPN-UML said that all Nepalese are against absolute druk monarch. He said the political modality should be maintained by Bhutanese people themselves. He also stressed on the national common consensus in Nepal towards resolving the impasse.
Former Foreign Minister Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat said India has an influential role. “Now Nepal should call for international support besides India’s involvement in the talks” he said, adding- “This problem should be solved within certain time framework otherwise there is no need to make people hostage inside unimproved camps.” Mahat also said that now those who want political change in Bhutan should give an option to America to bar its recent proposal of third country resettlement.
Representatives from other political parties also strongly extended their continued support and solidarity towards establishing democracy in Bhutan.
On the occasion, Indian leader Anand Swarup Verma said that the US hasn’t yet officially aired the offer of third country migration. He stressed the Indian involvement in the talks. “India that has dropped these refugees via trucks near Indo-Nepal border must now allow them to use its soil to enter Bhutan.”
Meanwhile, the Chairman of NFD-Bhutan Thinley Penjore presented a paper urging Nepal government to help expedite repatriation process. NFD-Bhutan has also demanded the official recognition for this Bhutanese political alliance. Bhutan News Service/T.P.Mishra