The Druk National Congress (DNC) held a condolence meeting in connection to untimely death of party’s Founding President Rongthong Kunley Dorji, Saturday.
Several well wishers of the party expressed their condolences to late Dorji’s family at the program held at Nepal Bar Association in Kathmanduu, informed party General Secretary Karma Duptho today.
Prayers based on the Buddhism were also recited at the program followed by one-minute silence before the start of the condolence meeting, according to Duptho.
Expressing heartfelt condolences to Dorji’s family, Arjun Thapa, Head of Foreign Affairs from the Madeshi Janadhikar Forum said the Nepali government must stress for the repatriation of refugees.
“The lingering issues of Bhutanese question owe due to diplomatic failure of Nepalese government,” he said.
According to Sarba Raj Khadka, an NGO activist, Dorji’s contribution towards democracy and human rightsin Bhutan would be remembered by the history. (Condolences offered by other well wishers)
Dr DNS Dhakal and Balaram Poudyal, among other exiled leaders were also present at the program.
Meanwhile, the Bhutanese community in California lit 108 butter lamps on November 4 in 2906 Octavia Street in Oakland praying for late Dorji’s eternal soul to rest in peace.
The Bhutanese diasporas in California also denounced the recent report ‘Rongthong Kunley dies at 73’ published in Kuenselonline, informed Mohan Tamang from California.
“Even the death of an enemy must be honored. The report is reiteration of Bhutan’s fabricated charges against him trying to malign further even his corpse,” said Tamang.
