The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources has directed people of Indian origin working in the country to leave by Tuesday, November 29. However, no Bhutanese media from inside have reported the ministry’s order, and the actual reason behind this matter has remained yet unclear.
According to reports, convenor of overseas affairs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vijay Jolly, has sent a letter to the King and Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley, lodging a complaint against the move.
He said that the order violated the India-Bhutan friendship treaty clause 5, which envisages a closer co-relation between the people of the two nations.
“About 3,000 businessmen, workers and their dependents – all of Indian origin – working in Bhutan and contributing towards its growth and development for over 40-50 years, have been directed to get out of the Buddhist nation by Tuesday, November 29, 2011,” reports quoted Jolly as saying.
The BJP further said that Bhutan has always been a home away from home.
“Indians have lived and worked hard and productively in Bhutan. This category of people would never be an impediment to the indigenous Bhutanese workforce,” Jolly wrote in his letter.
Although it is a verbal order, but the signatures of the said affected people have been taken by the authorities, added reports.
He further added that most of these people are small-time businessmen/traders and workers.
“They have nowhere else to go and nothing to fall back upon as they have already spent the prime of their lives in Bhutan working for the country.”
The BJP also warned the Government of Bhutan that those Indian nationals have never been a threat to the integrity, unity, independence, sovereignty, socio-economic and cultural growth of Bhutan.
On behalf of BJP, Jolly demanded ‘The People of Indian Origin’ in Bhutan be treated with honour and respect. BJP has requested the king to intervene in the matter urgently and rescinded the order.
Indian people and Government of India are going to know who we are. You will now me and Jigmey Singey Wangchuck. we are the hidden satan of 21st century. Be aware of us. We aregoing to kick everyones ass from this country sooner or later, and this country will be sole Buddhist kingdom…we all satan will be in this hell. India be aware….China is there with us now…
If India considers even the Bhutanese as threat to the Bhutan’s Security or Sovereignty (and have killed some Bhutanese assuming the duty to defend Bhutan against them…), it is obvious they will protest against the peaceful official deportation of their people from our midst (they were not threats however but we lived amicably as one society).
Nepal is in problems because of the Indians living there for few generations, enjoying the trust of the Nepalese. But they are pushing the borders of Nepal from the South by these people and their SSBs. Bhutan is too weak to face such threats. Taking early action in peace is the only peaceful solution to the hidden threats. It will be wise of our rulers to clean Bhutan of the non-Bhutanese people from this small, vulnerable society instead of troubling the innocent Bhutanese villagers living here without second option.
Bhutan Government’s Cruel Scene is clearly known… My dear friends who are inside Bhutan please be aware of the cruel Government…. They are really well known in the world in evicting the people from the country….. Why UN is sitting quietly???? on this human rights issues……
It is nothing new for Bhutan because people of Nepali origin were already evicted from Bhutan nearly two decades earlier. now its Indian’s turn. I guess India will now know what the hell and fake is Bhutan. Actually Bhutan is heavy tied of making people refugee……go Bhutan go…..you the best to make people refugee….AND POINT TO BE REMEMBER…….Bhutan will give a common statement that Indian terrorist has been removed successfully……forgetting the contribution made by them towards the productivity and development of Bhutan.
Does Bhutan think it will be as easy as chasing innocent lhotshampas out of their homeland? India helped Bhutan to drive the lhotshampas out to infiltrate more Indians into Bhutan so that it can keep closer watch on China . I am sure India will use all its power and position to force Bhutan to change its decision. Bhutan has no choice but to let the Indians stay there.
I completely support Prime Minister Jigmy Y Thenley. Why unwanted Indian should stay in Bhutan when all Bhutanese are competenent to do any kind of jobs; bussiness, teaching, engineering etc etc. So, people of Indian origin should be asked honestly to leave the country. Bhutan has given enough space to Indian authroties such as IMTART and Hydropower; and with this small issue like asking Indian immigrant to leave the country is not a big deal. When illigal immigrant from Arizona are send back to Mexico why not illigal immigrant from India to go back their home? Common dude!
I don’t have any remorse about the fact that Bhutan is evicting the Indian nationals. I think it is the way it is. It is clear that the Indian govt. was behind the scene to evict the lhoshampas from Bhutan. Now it seems it’s their turn to be evicted. But no worries, because they became mere spectators, when the king was dumping us in the ditch. Moreover, they have their homes and nationality back in their homeland.
When the Lhomphas were stripped off everything, it was Indian, especially the Congress, who facilitated the dictator to successfully evict 1/5 of the population. Shame to India and to Bhutan for unlawfully acting against the will and spirits of the people, depriving everything and making us stateless. Not only that, India became the stumbling block for launching any kind of moment in Bhutan, for the safe return of the Lhoshampas.
There is a need for clarity here: is bhutan asking “people of indian origin” OR Indian nationals in bhutan to leave?
2 quick important points:
I don’t think this case is comparable to hounding out the SB by the RGB. 1. While the southern Bhutanese were the citizens of the country these Indians were just doing business in Bhutan even though for a long time. 2. While the SB were thrown out over night backed by a cooked up agenda, these Indians were notified or at least made aware of this plan.
I like the plotting of the scene and drama to be performed. As some already raised the point of sensitivity in terms of nationalism I too feel it worth highlighting it.
I think southern interference has crossed the bottom line. If it is not controlled and phased out, it may invite many unhealthy consequences in the days to come and it is wise to move in the desired way than the forced move.
BJP may be trying to fish in the murky environment for its popularity but let’s see how influential it will be.
I hail the decision to quit Bhutan.
Shame on these Nalongs(king’s advocaters, who still believe to make our country isolated. Just to preserve their king, language, dresscode, culture, these crazy Nalongs design consipiracy over south. Now, they are taking another step, but in different ways.
I also hate illigal immigrants, but what the hell is wrong if they are working being under the law and helping our nation? Does these Nalongs know what would be our future if the Indian government ask us(Bhutanese students in India) to leave this country now?
I still donot what these Nalongs are arguing about. Why they does not like a diverse society? Why they does not understand the importance to multiculturism and diversity? How long I need to live in my isolated country?
Mongar, yadi
Student at Madras University.
We Sharshop are not involve here, and we always feel shame on the act of some these crazy Nalongs.
Can anyone, ANYONE!, second source this story? Can’t find any other media reporting on this at the moment. Is it true? Is it a hoax? It does sound weird that Bhutan would take the risk of social / political conflict with India as India has been the great protector for Bhutan in recent history…
It just doesn’t make sense to offend India while weeks earlier the king visited India on his honeymoon tour and he also seems to have visited southern Bhutan rather extensively.
On the other hand, the discrepancy between communication and policy has become almost a traditional political value in a country that houses as many inhabitants as a couple of Dehli suburbs…
Some news tracking research made clear that this comes from one source connected to the Indian News International (ANI). It’s a quoted text and no second source is available.
The leading text quote itself: “Expressing concern over Bhutan’s alleged orders for 3000 Indians to leave the country by tomorrow, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Jolly on Monday said that the orders would strain relations between the two countries.”
This means two things: 1. it seems to be said by Vijay Jolly (not a BJP leader). 2. it says ‘alleged orders’, meaning that it is presumptuous, not factual. It seems to be based on oral information and without proof.
There are no documents and the journalist is not named by ANI. All the other media report on the basis of this rather thin story.
Sentiments concerning Bhutan and eviction are understandable and based on true experience but for the rest of it this just seems mirroring politically motivated statements without any proof (yet) of the real situation. Further information is needed to be able to take this seriously. If that proof is there, a move like this would be frustrating relations between Bhutan and India and therefore put an extra mortgage on Nepal-Bhutan talks.
Dear Indian, there is no “people of Indian Origin” in Bhutan. There may be few such individuals but they do not form a mass as “People of Indian Origin”. The Order seems to have been out to implicate the “Indian Nationals in Bhutan” without proper documents or those whose contracts expired.
By the way, do you quite forget about your facilitating the eviction of Bhutanese Citizens two decades ago under the generosity of India? What good did you expect for this act, then? If the snake charmer gets bitten, it is what he deserves!
Dear Indian, there is no “people of Indian Origin” in Bhutan. There may be few such individuals but they do not form a mass as “People of Indian Origin”. The Order seems to have been out to implicate the “Indian Nationals in Bhutan” without proper documents or those whose contracts expired.
By the way, do you quite forget about your facilitating the eviction of Bhutanese Citizens two decades ago under the generosity of India? What good did you expect for this act, then? If the snake charmer gets bitten, it is what he deserves! If the lion tamer gets mauled, it is for his proximity to the beast… Never feel proud of first trampling the rights of the innocents and wittnessing their tormentation… The few hundreds Indian spies must leave Bhutan willingly now instead of making hue and cry…
Next, Bhutan has to liberate IMTRAT, then DANTAK and we will, in course of time come to repay the good services done to us with added interest on the principal…
Who is writing on behalf of our Prime Minister Lyonchen J Y Thinley. Please don’t believe the first comments. It is not our PM for sure. I am sure someone is using his name to write such comments. I hope our PM is aware of such comments wrote with his name.
We have not heard of anything as such that the Indians are asked to leave the country. But there are always ways for dialogue open instead of creating such atmosphere as I mentioned.
Cheers……Indo – Bhutan Friendship
dont worry u bhutanese, we indians gonna kick u out of ur country n vl rule ourselves and vl make it fully india.. its our master plan nw… just watch the game played by ur godfathers…. hahahaha the war has begun..
vl mk wipe our shoes of we indians by the saitans of 21st century…its a challange to u dogs.., just wait n watch, hw we screw d bolts of u rotten bhutanese.
With Respect understand the scenario then lets discuss the facts
Indians in Bhutan—-?
Bhutanese in India—-?
Someone has mentioned china is in support,This states that u are an illiterate and you dont have any work Thats the reason u are spending time doing useless stuff.What do you mean by saying this—–
Indian people and Government of India are going to know who we are. You will now me and Jigmey Singey Wangchuck. we are the hidden satan of 21st century. Be aware of us. We aregoing to kick everyones ass from this country sooner or later, and this country will be sole Buddhist kingdom…we all satan will be in this hell. India be aware….China is there with us now…
If India closes all its relationships with bhutan u wouldnt be able to survive and if you dared to survive then it would be Know as Bhutan Now Know as China…
Get this in your head clearly….
I know this is not his Majesty.
We kindly request you to take some measures for enrichment of our coming generations…
Thanking you,
Proud to be a HUMAN.
It is laudable that the writer brought up this issue. One should remember all that happened to the Southern Bhutanese from that time when all Nepali books were burnt, dumped into the toilets as an entry of RBG’s atrocities.
Bhutan alone didn’t have this fortitude to carry out all these brutal and inhuman, turbulent actions without gaining designed support from the biggest democracy of the world, India. India never supported prodemocracy movement launched by the Bhutanese in different time phases. Instead it, kidnapped the activists, protesters, jailed and engulfed them into traumatic state killing some of them while on peace march to their home country. One of the then Indian foreign ministers has that said India would not destroy its century old relation with Bhutan just by supporting handful people of Nepali origin.
India has been mute and deaf to this protracted refugees’ imbroglio having plotted the immense conspiracy against the wills of the innocent Bhutanese. So much that India even held tight into its inimical fist the foreign affairs of Nepal and coerced Nepal not to present the Bhutanese refugee issue in the international arena.
If India could make thousands of genuine Bhutanese citizens into refugees, Bhutan should immediately kick them out; lest, in course of time, they will be the first ones to throw down a gauntlet to Bhutan. On other hand, these Indians should leave Bhutan on their own having carefully scrutinized what India did to the Southern Bhutanese and where were they when these Bhutanese appealed India to look into their problem.
Alys flow the way of Buddha,we shuld not make misunderstanding between two luv birds, India and Bhutan its like a girl frnd and boy frnd ,thn why? some evils create problems between it y? please stop it,its not good to break the two relations between two country’s.alys stay like brothers and sisters my dear evils frnds.y to create the problems,when the worlds is going to finish now,Nothing Bhutan wil gain by doing all this things ,.what happens if some Indians are their in our country,they too helps us , they do their own small bissnes and earn for their family ,then y some evils mind for it y ?what will we do if all the Indians are out of our country ,nothing we can do without India support ,i m sure my dear evils.so think before u do it .think of back tooooooo.
is this real news.
it is not a big deal for bhutan king bcause if he can remove his own citizen,he can remove indian let us see the result of delhi how the indian goverment .
I think what was done is a needed thing at the right time. The Royal Government if has done something genuinely needs to be saluted. Its high time that The Royal Government of Bhutan woke up to the hidden agendas of the Indians to slowly occupy the country and call Bhutan as their own state.
My dear bhutanees frndz onLy India gives Bhutan people a reservation in govt. Jobz lyk army air force nd naVy n manY more…..
our arm force controllz nd maintain medical hospitalz nd facilitiez …
So manY thingz india has did fr u guyz nd we love n consider u aaL as peacefuL frnd..
…i dnt knw whY ur govt. has take bizzare this step…..
Peace..!
Bhutan is under a spell of curse from the day the first family was evicted. Bhutan may not feel the effect of the curse now but will feel it sooner than later. The most hard working, loyal and disciplined people of the country were rendered homeless under false accusations. God is not partial, be it Buddha or Bishnu or Jesus or Allah. The culprit will not go unpunished. If the truth has to be told..Bhutan still exists because of India’s blessings. The very foundation of Bhutan is laid by Indians and now we hear that Indians are forced to leave the country. A silent fart from Manmohan singh is enough to erase the entire country from the world map.
Waoo waoo Amrikaney. great analysis
If this is true, then Bhutan is being very ungrateful. I do not understand why Bhutanese people hate India so much. India provides massive amounts of aid to Bhutan. Bhutan’s infrastructure was built by Indian workers. But K.B. Gurung’s comment–that the Indians are now unwanted because Bhutanese are now competent in teaching, engineering, etc.–demonstrates that the Bhutan has no qualms about betraying India after getting what it wants.
The expulsion of the Lhotsampa who have lived in Bhutan for two centuries went to show how hostile the country had become to other races and cultures. If Bhutan turns on someone who has been with them for two centuries, then how much more against the former suzerain of fifty years? If India were more assertive like America or China, none of this would have been permitted.
Bhutan,what you are doing is great!