Senior Citizens Group and the Bhutanese Refugee Representative Repatriation Committee (BRRRC) asked the Government of Nepal and United Nations Organizations to press for opening doors for dignified repatriation.
Observing the 63th World Democracy Day on Saturday, both the groups said the third country resettlement is not a permanent solution of the refugee imbroglio, and the concerned authority should exercise enough measures to repatriate exiled Bhutanese at the earliest.
“We are not against the resettlement. However, this must go on the choice of individual refugee,” told Dr Bhampa Rai, Chairperson of the BRRRC.
According to Dr Rai, the international community and resettlement countries have major role in convincing Bhutan to accept exiled Bhutanese back home with dignity and honour.
He also informed the community that discussion to begin Satyagraha campaign from December 17 was underway.
Meanwhile, former Caption of the Royal Bhutan Army, N.B.Giri expressed that Bhutanese in every corner of the world would support any initiative towards repatriation.
- Sailendra Singh Arora of the Bhutan Solidarity Group, India
Speaking in the same program, Indian national Salindra Singh Arora of the Bhutan Solidarity Group, assured support of his group for Satyagraha campaign, saying that was the only option to press the Government of Bhutan to take citizens back to their homeland.
“We have been with this issue since 16 years. The Bhutan Support Group will leave no stone unturned to ask our government to convince Bhutanese authority,” said Arora.
In a letter addressed to Nepalese Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai, the senior citizens said the exiled Bhutanese reaffirm that the troubled Bhutanese people in Bhutan and the exiled community are integral citizens of Bhutanese where peace and normalcy means to open the door of repatriation and establishment of true democracy and human rights in Bhutan.
