quirk
02-11-2008, 11:09 PM
KAKADBHITTA, Feb 9 - A new offshoot of, Bhutan Communist Party
Marxist-Leninist and Maoist (BCP-MLM), has declared armed struggle in
Bhutan.
Issuing a press statement four days ago, the party also owned up the
responsibility of the bomb blast in the southern district of Samchi on
February 3 saying that "it was aimed at destroying election related
documents of the government there".
Nearly ten months ago, the party had submitted a 13-point memorandum
to the Druk government demanding multiparty democracy in place of the
king's autocracy, repatriation of Bhutanese refugees and implementation
of land reforms act, among others.
"We've launched a people's war with a view to wiping out Wangchuk's
monarchy system which is similar to Hitler's, and to rebuild a new
Bhutan," said the press release. The party also decided that real
democracy in Bhutan was impossible until Wangchuk's government was
removed.
"We are compelled to launch the armed struggle as the Bhutanese
government, instead of fulfilling our valid 13-point demand, has started
creating terror with the power of the gun and staging a drama of
parliamentary election," said the release.
In the first week of January, the dissident group of the party had
reportedly expelled its general secretary "Bikalpa" for being
"uncooperative, communal and opportunistic" and had announced formation
of a new group with the new secretary "Birat". At that time, the party
had also informed that it was preparing to launch armed struggle in
Bhutan before the national assembly election slated for March.
As per its first-phase program, the party will launch special military
operation, take action against "feudal elements", and destroy the
government's physical infrastructure in village areas. The new
settlements in the Bhutanese people's lands will also be evacuated, the
statement added.
https://www.bhutantimes.com/modules/headlines/
Marxist-Leninist and Maoist (BCP-MLM), has declared armed struggle in
Bhutan.
Issuing a press statement four days ago, the party also owned up the
responsibility of the bomb blast in the southern district of Samchi on
February 3 saying that "it was aimed at destroying election related
documents of the government there".
Nearly ten months ago, the party had submitted a 13-point memorandum
to the Druk government demanding multiparty democracy in place of the
king's autocracy, repatriation of Bhutanese refugees and implementation
of land reforms act, among others.
"We've launched a people's war with a view to wiping out Wangchuk's
monarchy system which is similar to Hitler's, and to rebuild a new
Bhutan," said the press release. The party also decided that real
democracy in Bhutan was impossible until Wangchuk's government was
removed.
"We are compelled to launch the armed struggle as the Bhutanese
government, instead of fulfilling our valid 13-point demand, has started
creating terror with the power of the gun and staging a drama of
parliamentary election," said the release.
In the first week of January, the dissident group of the party had
reportedly expelled its general secretary "Bikalpa" for being
"uncooperative, communal and opportunistic" and had announced formation
of a new group with the new secretary "Birat". At that time, the party
had also informed that it was preparing to launch armed struggle in
Bhutan before the national assembly election slated for March.
As per its first-phase program, the party will launch special military
operation, take action against "feudal elements", and destroy the
government's physical infrastructure in village areas. The new
settlements in the Bhutanese people's lands will also be evacuated, the
statement added.
https://www.bhutantimes.com/modules/headlines/