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Kathmandu Tuesday December 25, 2001 Paush 10, 2058.
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Awaiting result
The message opined by Dr DNS Dhakal (7 Dec,
TKP) must reach the ears of all concerned heads. As far as I, a decade-long victim of
eviction from the Dragon Kingdom, am concerned with Dhakal’s view and with the
fictitious approach of Bhutan towards this issue, Nepal must wash her hands and hand over
this peevish issue to Bhutan, UNHCR, and refugee community or internationalise it without
delay.
Now, Bhutan has completed its first
verification process. Bhutan knows whether we are bonafide citizens of Bhutan. About
12,692 have answered so called Bhutan made questions and have produced ample documents to
prove that we are bonafide Bhutanese. These 12,692 Bhutanese are waiting for their result
which will be a turning point in their life.
The world’s concern was just to verify
us -- Bhutanese from non-Bhutanese and that work has been over. We (refugees) will not
allow any non-Bhutanese to enter Bhutan. And we will not let any true Bhutanese to be left
behind at any cost.
Our demand is only the verification and we
have no particular terms and norms with the so-called categorisation. Let JMLT or JMT
categorise us even into 100 groups which may amuse Bhutan and may help its acumen to
quench their inner thirst. But, other than non-Bhutanese, we all are bonafide Bhutanese
citizens, victims of the common cause.
Now I have got some more things to applaud
and request Nepal that, for how long this poor country can bear this created burden. Nepal
has done what ought to have beem done. During this 11th SAARC Summit, Nepal must take a
prompt position to term Nepal "Refugee Free Zone".
R Narayan Pokharel
Morang based camp |
