An exiled woman has disclosed that a non-Bhutanese has become successful to proceed his process for third country resettlement up to cultural orientation classes, the last step before receiving the departure date.
According to Phul Maya Rai of Beldangi-II extension, Hira Shrestha of Kathmandu valley in Nepal, was pushed for getting the official ‘refugee identity card’ instead of her son Deo Bahadur, who was absent during the time the census was carried.
Phul Maya further claimed that the then camp secretary Manorath Khanal, who is now in Arizona State in USA under third country resettlement, had replaced her son with a Nepalese national while taking photo during the official census conducted by the UNHCR and Nepal government.
Phul Maya further claimed that despite her unwillingness to accept it, Khanal had given her 21,000 Nepalese currencies saying nothing would go wrong if allowed to replace Deo Bahadur with Hira Shrestha.
According to Phul Maya, their resettlement process has been ahead for Canada and is awaiting the departure date.
Phul Maya further said that Shrestha has threatened her over telephone not to disclose the matter following escalating media highlights in Jhapa-based daily newspapers and FM radios.
“I urge the UNHCR and other concerned authorities for my safety and security in camps”, said Phul Maya, “I am innocent on this issue since Khanal had said nothing would go wrong even if my son Deo Bahadur arrive sometime during the resettlement process”.
Meanwhile, the refugee-camp based media group called Media Network – Bhutan (MNB) has urged the UNHCR for fair and free investigation on the issue.
A press statement issued by the General Executive of the network, Manorath Pokhrel, has further urged action against those involved in the forgery.
Responding to an e-mail inquiry of the BNS regarding if he was involved in the forgery, Khanal termed the incident as a baseless allegation.
“This is just to tarnish my image and reputation”, said Khanal, “I am ready to give any sort of clarification as and when needed if ever they feel I am Involved in this matter.”
Khanal has further urged the government of Nepal, UNHCR, civil society members, journalists and fellow Bhutanese citizens to ask for clarification from Phul Maya regarding the matter and take stern action against her.
very sad to hear this. poor phul maya, she was done with everything, just waiting for the departure date. action has to be taken whoever has done this. either phul maya or shrestha.
Wow!!! Mr Khanak!! U R really smart, How much money did u get from Shrestha? We are going to collect the real information from Shrestha and fine the case on you there in Arizona. You will be in trap, just wait for the date.
“Chankhey larcha ek baldyeng, laato larcha duii baldyeng” This should be an issue of great concern for everybody involved in the refugees resettlement process. Simply, I feel very sorry that poor Phul Maya is again a commodity! Who knows Shrestha might say… right?
I have doubts on Khanal. He certainly have done it for money. If you look back to his back days you can find him involved in money making even from the money given to buy vegetables during dharna in Kathmandu at pulchowk infront of UN Office. Phul maya should be given justice, she is speaking the truth.
What a [….] Mr. Manorath Khanal is?”Without fire there will be no smoke”.It must be 100% true that Monorath had done so.I heard that he has been leading community based organization even in Arizona.There is no doubt that he will betray the Bhutanese people of Arizona too.Who the [……] blind people made him as a leading person.I would like to sugest the Bhutanese people of Arizona that please be carefull he may sell your name and fame.You should not trust such a person because he may [….] you all again.We have to voice for such person to bring him into jail and to give the justice for innocent, Phul Maya.As in the above comments it was said that he made some profit even from the hunger strike in Kathmandu.It is clearly proved that Manorath had such habits to betray the people that is why he became the camp sectary to exploite the innocent people.I would like to request all the concern people, Intelectual persons and agencies that Manorath should be punished and Phul maya should be given justice.Other wise still he will […..] and betray the people.
there are two sides of a coin. everyone tried to play a game on muddy water. a few can catch the fish. we can’t say whether the fish is fresh or rotten.
there is always unfair in politics.
every names mentioned have equal share in the deal. if the lady have denied, and if so called secretary refused, it would have been just. of course the outurders will try to take the advantage of the opportunity.
we heard that once the TCR began, there started the classes for non-bhutanese on Bhutan’s history and geography along with dzongkha alphabets.There were coaching classes. Especially the leaders had the best opportunity to prosper through such circumstances. it is not a new thing that some of the political party leaders sold bhutanese documents of others to sent non bhutanese elsewhere. go to germany, you’ll find many refugees who never saw bhutan, but claim them as bhutanese. such leaders are making decent living outside of camp through such earning.
whom to trust? what to trust and what not to trust. our only saying is ‘let the innocent get the justice’
It is not only Khanal, there are many self styled leaders of the Bhutanese movement, and are the real cause of the failure of the whole movement. Case of Shreshta was the first identify after the resettlement program begun, but the fact is that many Nepalese citizen took asylum in Europe in the name of Bhutanese refugee since long. At some point we have to judge the genuineness of our leaders rather than blaming the Bhutanese government. Still we can pave way for repatriation, but the cause need to be genuine…………. Leaders who works for their personal interest cannot do anything for the cause of the society and the NATION!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is very bad,It is the Responsibilites of conern person to take serious action who involved in such deed.
Obviously people who participated in this activity should be punished but i think phul maya is also responsible for her own problems.
This is really very bad news for all Bhutanese Refugees who are still in the Camps. On behalve of Mrs. Rai, I would like to request the concern authorities to find-out the wrong doers and to take strong action. And also it’s necessary to provide security to the honest Mrs. Rai.
[……..] phul maya is innocent,if khanal is in united state he must me punished according to usa law.He makes feature dark for kids of ful maya.
yes i really appriciated the saying of phul maya….she is a innosence lady with out education. this is the mistake of khanal. he is walking front for money and back for […………] girl. he gave the speech of non corruption but he is the main […….] of camp. anyway he did not give satisfaction to his family without stealing rice and others struffs of innosence public. he is one main pimb of the camp. phul maya is a innosence lady n he trying to send the [……….] girl of KTM. i think khanal know that lady in KTM pimb house. if he didn’t know that lady how he do that and play with the uneducated lady. Becareful the people of arizona, one day he walk with out single cloth in his body, and this is not the warning only it heppen soon for him coz he is a too much crazy guy. khanal if u read this message don’t try […………..] ok.. u r the pimb of camp.this thing prove by the statement of phul maya. i request the people of arizona is that don’t make a relationship with [……..], he may do [——————-]
we people request the agency to solve the problem soon and give the justice for innocent phulmaya. we hope that agency understand phul maya and she is soon in third country.
thanks every one
monoj gorkhali
london UK- 19465 BERPAD seicry port
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Im totally socked to heared such a thing. actually what is the truth hidden behind.we too want immediateily clearification about this matter.
MONARATH JE, WE ALL ARE ACTUALLY IN DAUBT REGARDING THIS SERIOUS MATTER.EITHER YOU did THIS OR THE MATTER IS TRUTH.WE HOPE TO HEAR THE TRUTH SOON. THANKS SUBASH DHITAL
yes isupport khanal statement
i support khanal .
Dear Reader,
I went through the news article and the comments made by different individuals.
I don’t believe in all the allegations made by some people.
I think Monarath Khanal is a very responsible person. He hold very important portfolio in the camp. He also had good rapport with the host government and UNHCR for his clean and sincere work.
People are making Khanal as the scapegoat since he is in the distance land from where the discrepancies occurred.
The ones who are making the false allegations against khanal are the cadres of Bhutan Maoist Communist Party. This was the only force who thrashed Khanal brutally in the camp,when he was the Camp Secretary of Beldangi-II Extension.Now the same group who snaked in to the US are trying to creating havoc amongst the Bhutanese community.
The people of Arizona bestowed their faith and commitments in Mr. Khanal so the Bhutanese Communities who are resettled in Arizona reaffirmed their faith and voted him as the chief executives – the President of Bhutanese Community in Arizona (BCA). Now he is fulfilling his commitments as the President.
Thank You all
Hi every one! about this case i think is totally false alegation upon Khanal.I think this all pre plane allegation against khanal.some group may try to down the immage of khanal.Mr Monarath khanal do always good that’s it.
Dear friends,it is time for us to give justice to Phul Maya and to punish Mr. Manorath Khanal if it is fact.In my openion Manorath maight have done becaues I know him since my chindhood.He has the quality to give speech to make people ceazy and to bring them in his favour.In refuge camp also he has never been out of the camp to earn for his livelyhood instead he exploited the people and maintained his livelyhood.I heard from my close friend that he has expelled from the job even in USA also because of his containless character shown with his Manager.He himself thinks no one is there in the globel to compair quality with him.
If he had not done that crime than how Phul Maya could claim 21000 NC she received from him.
This must be true.
I see the woman as guilty in this case because she was the one who accepted mon’s offer before thinking about the future. And still she is not clean because finally she did the foolish thing by uncovering the truth.
Actually at first media nettwork bhutan was the first organization to take serious concern about allegation put by phul maya rai, because mr. mona rath khanal was volunteer not a job holder working in favor of bhutanese .So, we urged UNHCR and Nepal goverment to probe the allegation.Till now we are in confussion that who is the culfirt so,we ask mr. monarath khanal to make more clear about the fact to us.
This is bad news and a confussion between every body. we want to verify in detail that no one should go to foreign country for resettlememt in the name of Bhutanese refugee,coz we have spent the difficult and miserable days in camps for 18 years. This resettlement is for the one who has waited 18 years in camp but not for other nepalese or any othert natoinalities. i hope concern person should stop this types of activities and punish the culprit as soon as possible.
I am Manav from USA,one of the corrrespondents of MNB among many others in almost all states of USA.I am personally not satisfied with what MNB has been coated as a camp based Media group.It shows humiliation toward another Media Organization since the press release shows clearly that it is a National Organization and not a camp based group.
It depends upon MonaRath Khanal how does he defense upon his allegation.Any way we hope to hear the truth from Khanal soon through your site.
Dear all , it is not a shocking news that has come up about Manorath Khanal versus Phul Maya’s sad condition.I am a bhutanese and have spent 17 plus years in the camp and saw most of such activities carried out by most of the camp secretaries with the backing of the RCUs where raising the voice was very scary as most of the sincere people know it. Regarding this case how Manorath alone can help Hira Shresta to reach up to that stage of resettlement process.Who has included this name in the refugee census slip that is given to the head of the house hold by the govt. of Nepal? Why did UNHCR’s representative keep quite when there was name change case in the census? Why did Phul maya accept the Money? Where was Phul Maya’s son at that time and what is happening to him now? Who gave Hira the lesson about the history that has been asked during the process(IOM and DHS).How did Hira manage to pass through the case work process that is being processed by the IOM? These are some of the questions that the concerned authority and agencies must answer and give justice to the victim.We don’t want any non bhutanese like Hira to be resettled any where in the name of Bhutanese.
And on the other side I ask Manorath Khanal to resign immediately from the post that you have managed to occupy by now.
Truth is always bitter, therefore be careful to hide the truth.Yesterday I submitted one comment regarding the Manorath’s corruption that has been brought out but it seems that APFA has not given place to it.Why is it so?
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Dear everyone,
I read everyone’s comments thoroughly,and will continue to do that. After reading comments, I was really astonished thinking about people’s opinions. How biased are they?Why do you people make such offensive comments if you even don’t know what is the truth? This is not fair, people.Today we are all over the globe, our views are so much divided that there is no way it seems to be integrating. The fact is we believe in what we have heard, without analyzing it, without thinking about it.We don’t think about the outcomes and blindly say something that is so untrue and morally unfair. Our selfishness has crossed the limits. First why don’t you people research what is the truth behind this, why are you so crazy about blaming Mr. Khanal, if you do not about its genuineness.
What has he done to you? Some of you might have individual enmity or don’t like him,but it’s not what you do? Everyone who is writing strongly opposing him are so radical and conservative that I even hate to say you are our Bhutanese friends.
Friends, you need to understand that ordinary people cannot decive people and it is someone in good portfolio does. I dont think a layman can fool somebody. See every where the deceiver always is from top.
apfanews.com in my opinion may need to review on managing its comment column (as this)because this otherwise a democratic exercise to have public voice and opinion is gradually providing a platform to share not only intellectual feedbacks but also to exchange insult,griviences,allegation and character assasination.These characteristics copied from nepalese media, nurtured in the camps’ environment is steadily gaining fertile ground in USA, Austarlia and Europe.
I have heard of Manorath ji but i do not know him personally.i have read news and comments about non bhutanese preparing to settle as a refugee somewhere in usa.Here,it is the Nepal govt. that decides who to qualify for resettlement and NOT you and I. Next,if nepal govt.recommends some body as refugee,the UNHCR has to accept that coz it is the international norms.Similarly, IOM got to accept the person forwarded by UNHCR.So far, to my limited knowledge, I have not heard or seen a camp secretary or sector head given any legal position to approve or reject a person seeking refugee status.Next, a camp secretary or any refugee person on camp administration is to monitor about ration distribution,bamboo allocation,settle minor clashes and conflicts, and maintain/update simple demographic data.Now,how do we refugee claim that we have a voice to say who is a genuine refugee or not?We were Bhutanese upto the early 1990s before leaving Bhutan. Now we CLAIM on our own that we are BHUTANESE.How many of us have current legal bhutanese passport,or any document of proving recent Bhutanese nationality?So,let us either learn to respect each others’dignity or forget each other for good.Also, let’s not provide anymore evidence to the bhutanese govt.about our uncivilized practices cultivated since 1990 in garganda camps to the camps in Nepal and all the ways to the third countries.Let’s know that the world reads the stuffs on news papers and electronic media.Let us change our mentality for the shake of new generations.Negative thoughts provide foods for disintegration of society and community rather than strengthen democratic values for people like us who wish to practice and preach democracy but without a land and culture of our own.
let allegations be probed and concluded by responsible authorities and not by our personal opinion. Well read and trusted media bank like apfa may need to analyse on pros and cons of comments on this platform.
I appreciate apfa for its mission, vision ana goal.Long live apfa.
how u say khanal is not a particular person hari om?can u answer me?if he was not criminal that women already cleared u with proof.if khanal was not crimanal y she not blemed to other bhutanese leader who r in usa.u r also unknown iam also unkown about that so plese dont try to talk in for of khanal.may be he did so may be not.if he was innocent she did not point him and said i will talk if necessary.so be quit
Dear all readers,
It is fact that the following members of the respected former camp secretary had done the following corruption to make original bhutanese.
Not only the monarath khanal but DP Pradhan from Beldangi-I and Manoj Rai from Khudunabari did so already.
Every one needs to be quite on the matter unless concerned authority reacts. In such matter….criminals will be delt properly .. things will get settle … every thing will be done positevly. Be patient but we have to watch the authority.
I emailed this to my friend