1 TRANSLATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND ... - APFA News

Bhutanese refugees intend to enter Bhutanese territory by any means. Therefore,
it is important for the Joint Verification Team to ensure that the verification of
the people in the camps is carried out very carefully and with utmost
thoroughness.
A Royal Advisory Councillor and the Wangdi Phodrang Chimi noted that the
Nepalese government has been complaining that joint verification of the people
in the camps is taking very long. They pointed out that it is difficult to complete
the annual census of even ten families a day in the villages in Bhutan despite the
ideal conditions. The verification of the people in the camps are much more
complicated with many claims and allegations to be checked. Therefore, the
joint verification must be carried out very thoroughly in keeping with the
modalities agreed by the Ministerial Joint Committee.
Going by the way the Nepalese government is complaining about the pace of
verification when no problems have arisen at this stage, it appears that they
might create a lot of problems and complications. The people who turned
against the country and left for Nepal did so after knowing they had a place they
could go to and stay. If the Nepalese government do not want to keep these
people now, they should not have allowed them to come in the first place. The
hon’ble Foreign Minister and the concerned Bhutanese officials must give
careful consideration to these issues while negotiating with the Government of
Nepal.
The Samtse Dzongda said that the Ngolops living in the camps in Nepal were
still persisting in their efforts to sow religious and communal discord in Bhutan.
If these people who left the country without giving due recognition to the laws
and traditions of the country are allowed to return, they will try to incite and
instigate the innocent people and create problems in the country. Furthermore,
they will also try to harm the existing friendly relations between Bhutan and
India.
142