Kathmandu, April 16, 2009: Releasing From Palace to Prision, a book written by human rights activist Tek Nath Rizal, the former prime minister of Nepal and president of Nepali Congress Girija Prasad Koirala stressed the party’s support towards the Bhutanese democratic struggle.
Koirala releasing the book
“I have deeper sentiments with the Bhutanese issue”, said Koirala on Thursday in a program hosted by Oxford International Publication at Hotel Shangri-La in Kathmandu. “Until I live, I will have all forms of supports to the Bhutan’s democratic movement.”
He further said, he has talked with Bhutanese king and the prime minister several times for repatriation of exiled Bhutanese. “Though they responded positively, they never executed their words,” he said.
He highlighted the important role that India should play for repatriation of the exiled Bhutanese.
C. P. Gajurel, a central committee member of the ruling Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists), who also heads the party’s foreign relation department, strongly criticized the resettlement process offered by the United States of America and other countries. “I have not understood how kind the Americans are to give citizenship to the Bhutanese who have never demanded for it”, said Gajurel.
Saying that India has role in solving this two decade long crisis, Gajurel said his party also failed to pick up the issue despite being in government leadership.
Participants at the function
However, Madav Kumar Nepal, the former general secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist, Leninists) said that it makes no difference on the feeling towards democratization and human rights establishment in Bhutan even if all the exiled Bhutanese get relocated to third countries.
According to Nepal, no one can suppress the movement of the Bhutanese citizens, rather they become stronger and more potential in such countries.
This second book by Rizal features how the most trusted character of the fourth King Jigme Singye was forced to go to prison, where he received inhuman torture for a decade.
Speaking about the book, Rizal said that the book was a vivid example of how Nepali-speaking Bhutanese were treated by the regime in the past.
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Good to read all opinions.All should have the right to show their
opinions.I too support the comments against Mr Rizal.Friends in
the outer world just imagine the life of the camp for 1 minutes.
But still rizal gets no time to visit and address people.So
dont be so called leaders, be real and realiest.Try to work for
others.come on the street we remaining people in the camp will
contribute some rice and dal and follow you for the movement.
But sorry we have no money to go to kathmandu to support you.
If others so called leaders can live in Damak and Birtamode
why cant you?
Congratulations!!!! Respected Rizal sir, I congratulate you for your hard work for Bhutan and bhutanese people.This is a marvelous achievement that you made by maintaining all yours problems.Your determination to reach your goal has been admirable!!!!.I’m sure your welwisher, who are your chief supporter I.e. (Bhutanese peoples), must be very proud of you. You are a good role model for the world as a Human right leader.We support you!!
Going through all the comments I would like to request the editors to really edit the comments before they are published. Check the language please. If they are weak, please omit them.