At a time when the Bhutanese government has successfully launched operations expelling Indian separatists living in its southern jungles, the government now is likely to confront its own underground Maoists.

According to Nepal Samacharpatra, this situation has been felt as the Bhutan Communist Party-MLM, is carrying different movements in Bhutan and its bordering areas regarding the anarchy created by the Druk government.

Moreover, the Bhutanese Maoists have encouraged the unemployed youth refugees residing in the camps to get involved in their movement to throw the dictator from its current regime.

The core members of the BCP have not been disclosed. However, the party was formed in Silgudi, India on 22 April, 2003. The number of people involved in the group is yet unknown.

Rakesh Chettry, a Bhutanese human rights leader, accepted the presence of BCP in the refugee camps in Nepal. However, he expressed his ignorance regarding the members of the same.

According to RB Basnet, President of Bhutan National Democratic Party, the recent operation held by the Bhutanese government to expel Indian separatists from Bhutan will no doubt back the underground communist movement.

“I feel that they will go together to fight against Bhutan,” he said. nepalnews.com pd Jan19