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deliberately trying to delay the pace of verification. The Bhutanese team is
working very hard inspite of the severe difficulties they are facing.
It should be noted that, apart from the people in the camps in Nepal, there are
several Ngolop leaders based in Kathmandu who had committed crimes in
Bhutan before absconding from the country. While some of them had stolen
government funds, some had stolen religious artifacts and others had absconded
without repaying loans to the financial institutions in Bhutan. These people
will, therefore, not come back to Bhutan whatever may be the results of the joint
verification. Since a successful verification of the people in the camps by the
two countries is not in their interest, these Ngolop leaders are looking for ways
and means to disrupt the current joint verification process.
It is said that there are over 100,0000 people claiming to be Bhutanese refugees
in the camps in Nepal. What we know is that there are a large number of people
in the camps who are not Bhutanese. Over the past several years the Ngolops
have been resorting to all sorts of activities and strategies to achieve their
political objectives and fulfil their vested interests. These include:
(a) terrorist attacks;
(b) destruction of schools, health facilities and other service facilities;
(c) violent demonstrations;
(d) kidnapping, threats and blackmail;
(e) peace marches;
(g) incitement of religious and communal discord;
(h) demand for talks at both bilateral and multilateral levels such as in the
United Nation.
As the hon’ble members are aware, the Ngolops have been making repeated
demands for introduction of multi-party politics in Bhutan, proportionate
representation in the Lhengyel Zhungtshog and the National Assembly, changes
in the citizenship laws, the Thrimzhung Chenpo and other laws of the country
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