Former National Assembly members of Bhutan have appealed to the Bhutanese King for his intervention in the Bhutanese refugee issue and thereby push for negotiations for the early repatriation of refugees living in seven different camps in eastern Nepal.
The appeal sent to the King on the 95th National Day of Bhutan has stated that unless the Bhutanese King intervened, the refugee problem could not be addressed. “So it is imperative that in the greater interests of the security, sovereignty of the nation and the people, Your Majesty should not delay to
take action, ” a statement issued by the Bhutanese Refugee Representative Repatriation Committee (BRRRC) said quoting the appeal.
“It is a sad thing that more than 100,000 citizens who also toiled to bring the country to this stage are exiled to live as refugees and deprived from participating in the celebration. It is not one year, two years but 12 years,” the appeal reads.
The elders called on the King of Bhutan to consider its policy and resolve the refugee problem as soon as possible and reintegrate them in nation building in the greater interest of the country.