The office of Damak-based International Organisation of Migration (IOM) was exploded on June 30 night. Though it caused a minor damage to the office building, the incident can be taken quite seriously as it took place at a time when the Third Country Resettlement Program (TCRP) is getting accelerated. The violent means, opted by the group or individual, to disrupt the TCRP doesn’t sound justifiable under any circumstances. This is because there is escalating number of exiled Bhutanese showing their independent interest to opt for this option.
The office of Damak-based International Organisation of Migration (IOM) was exploded on June 30 night. Though it caused a minor damage to the office building, the incident can be taken quite seriously as it took place at a time when the Third Country Resettlement Program (TCRP) is getting accelerated. The violent means, opted by the group or individual, to disrupt the TCRP doesn’t sound justifiable under any circumstances. This is because there is escalating number of exiled Bhutanese showing their independent interest to opt for this option.
The very incident is nothing but a tactics from another angle to coin methods of ‘cheap politics’ in the name of delivering justice to suppressed Bhutanese people. We are in democratic era and any violent attempt to oppose the contradictory opinions should deserve condemnation. Following the incident, the UNHCR, WFP and the IOM have warned of consequences on all programs delivery for refugee operation - not just the resettlement component. TBR believes that the ‘warning’ from the UN agencies in itself will not discourage those involved in the incident to stop violence but they should be ready to take strong initiatives to book the perpetrators to the court of justice.
There is still confusion as to which group was involved in the explosion. Jwala Singh-led armed rebellion group in eastern belt of Nepal, Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) claimed responsibility terming the incident a ‘mistake’ by the party cadres. Besides, a never-known-before armed group calling itself as ‘Refugee Liberation Army’ also owned-up responsibility to the explosion. Anyways, what can be predicted is that the bomb explosion was aimed at disrupting TCRP of exiled Bhutanese, which should not have happened.
There is no doubt that the option for dignified return to the country of birthplace, Bhutan is slowly getting overshadowed. Still a significant portion of exiled Bhutanese is interested towards repatriation. There are groups and political parties which believe that TRCP is weakening their struggle towards the establishment of democracy in Bhutan. This is an illogical concept. The volume of political consciousness within public was/is immeasurable but there always exists crisis in visionary leaderships. TBR urges concerned parties, organizations or individuals to restrain from all sorts of violence. Let’s promise to remain under the peaceful umbrella in a united way for smashing autocratic regime from Bhutan. For this, maintaining peace and order inside exiled Bhutanese camps is a must.
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