The Bhutan Peoples’ Party (BPP) has demanded dignified repatriation of exiled Bhutanese to their homeland, saying the third country resettlement cannot be considered a permanent solution of the long-standing refugee crisis.
In an appeal sent to Nepalese Foreign Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha on Monday, who earlier said the Government of Nepal was preparing to sit for a decisive talk with its Bhutanese counterpart, BPP even asked to bring India in the negotiation table to explore a permanent solution of the imbroglio.
“We have expected important support and solidarity from the Nepali government towards our issue,” said Party President Balaram Poudyal in his appeal letter.
The party also demanded formation of a permanent taskforce to handle the refugee issue in Nepal, and asked the government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to settle pending cases of asylum seekers at the earliest possible.
Meanwhile, Poudyal also suggested the government to grant political asylum to political and human rights activists in Nepal unless doors for repatriation open.
