National Assembly Resolutions of Bhutan : 1999

The people's representative from Samtse Dzongkhag submitted that the relatives of ngolops have been provided equal employment opportunities in both the Government and private sectors. However, as they have one foot inside the country and the other outside, they pose a serious threat to the security and sovereignty of the country. Since they cannot be trusted, the relatives of ngolops should be removed from service in both the public and private sectors.

In response, the Secretary of the Royal Civil Service Commission noted that the submission of the Sarntse Chimi was being made out of his love and concern for the country and thanked the Chimi for the submission. He pointed out that the issue regarding the relatives of ngolops had been discussed in each session of the National Assembly since the 72 nd Session.

He recalled that the issue had evoked intense and emotional discussions in the earlier sessions of the National Assembly. He also reminded the members that His Majesty the King, in his far-sighted wisdom, and his compassion for all his subjects, had treated all of them equally. His Majesty had commanded that if the relatives of the ngolops have not violated the law, they should not be accused simply for being the relatives of ngolops. As a result, the relatives of ngolops did not face any difficulties.

However, the magnanimous gesture did not result in a change in the behaviour and thinking of the relatives of ngolops. Instead they have continuously provided sensitive information to their relatives living outside the country, thereby endangering national security. As such, the people had re-submitted this point in each session of the National Assembly and it was debated extensively, particularly during the 75'h Session. As the activities by the relatives of the ngolops could endanger the security and sovereignty of the country, the National Assembly had decided that the relatives of ngolops in the civil service should be compulsorily retired with full benefits as per the RCSC rules. Consequently the actions taken by the RCSC in accordance with this resolution had been presented to the 76 th Session during which the members had expressed their satisfaction.

The RCSC Secretary pointed out that, as the hon'ble members were fully aware, it is the policy of the Government to maintain a compact and efficient civil service and develop a dynamic private sector with qualified and experienced manpower. In keeping with this objective, the RCSC, between 1985 and 1999, had retired 9,691 persons from the civil service. This included 39 red-scarf officers and officers above Grade III. He added that in the future, also, every effort would be made to keep the number of civil servants to the minimum level.

The RCSC Secretary informed the house that His Majesty the King had issued clear instructions to develop and train the private sector. In keeping with the royal command, a budget of Nu. 712 million had been set aside for private sector development during the Eighth Plan period. This constitutes 48 percent of the total budget outlay of Nu. 1,481 million for Human Resources Development during the Eighth Five-Year Plan. As human resources development and strengthening of the private sector are one of the main foundations of socioeconomic development, they had been given top priority by His Majesty the King.

As decided by the 75th Session of the National Assembly, it is not in the best interest of the country to employ relatives of ngolops in the civil service because of the risks to the security of the country, said the RCSC Secretary. He, however, submitted that they should be allowed to continue working in the private sector, not just for their livelihood. but to also give them a chance to appreciate the opportunities they were receiving and develop a sense of loyalty and dedication to the Tsa-Wa-Sum.

The Samtse Dzongdag explained that the people of Samtse had made the submission to stop employment of relatives of ngolops in both the public and private sectors because of their deep concern for the security of the country. He pointed out that the people living in and around the southern Dzongkhags like Sarntse, though of different nationalities, are of the same race and shared the same language and ways of life. They also moved freely across the porous and open border. As a result, robberies and ter rorist activities were perpetrated with ease. He recounted that when the problems first started in Southern Bhutan, the Ghumaunay and Nainital schools were bombed and destroyed by the ngolops. Recently, the headmaster of the Nainital school who was temporarily residing, in the school, which was rebuilt at a cost of Nu.550,000 by the Royal Government out of concern for the welfare of the people, nearly lost his life when the building he was staying in was bombed and destroyed. It was obvious tha the culprits knew where the headmaster was living and also the location of the security personnel at the time. Such activities could only have been car-rie out in collaboration by people both inside and out side the country. The Dzongdag added that in 1998, subversive pamphlets with false allegations to incite the people were distributed and posted at variou places in Nainital and Chengmari. Furthermore, the robberies and terrorist attacks in Samtse could on have been carried out with inside information abou which households had money and how much the had earned from sale of cash crops. The ngolops wh are actually behind the robberies and acts of terror ism have tried to blame them on the Indian people living in the border areas in their effort to under mine the friendly relationship between the Bhutanese people and the locals living across the border in India. Therefore, it was obvious to the people that the ngolops and their relatives in the country are in constant touch with each other. He submitted that enemies within the country are more dangerous the those outside. That is why, it is very important t investigate and differentiate the relatives of ngolop who have betrayed the trust of the Tsa-Wa-Sum an those who are innocent, he said.

The representative of the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry supported the Samtse Chimi's submission that the relatives of ngolops should not be employed in Government service or in the private sector. This proposal had much substance and should be considered seriously by the Assembly. The RCSC Secretary had pointed out that when the relatives of the ngolops were compulsorily retired from Government service, His Majesty the King had decreed that they be allowed employment in the private sector, and many of them were given business licenses. He reminded the members that although the relatives of the ngolops were not discriminated from other citizens and were given the opportunity for employment within the country, they have not shown gratitude and loyalty to the Tsa-Wa-Sum. These people continued to collaborate with their relatives outside the country. Since they will be unhappy at their compulsory retirement from Government service, they now pose an even greater threat to the security of the country. It would be better if the relatives of the ngolops are not given business licenses or employed in the private sector, he said.

Similarly, the Punakha Chimi noted the RCSC Secretary's submission that although the relatives of the ngolops were compulsorily retired from the Government service, they were given the opportunity to work in the private sector which was also a chance for them to show their loyalty to the King and the Country. They were given this opportunity solely due to the compassion of His Majesty the King. However, as submitted by the Samtse Chimi and the Dzongdag, it is apparent that keeping the relatives of the ngolops inside the country threatens the security of the country. A pot once broken cannot be mended. He submitted that, for the time being, the submission by the RCSC Secretary could be endorsed but it was important to institute a system to monitor and assess the activities of the relatives of the ngolops inside the country. If it is found that they are extending support to the ngolops, they should then be dealt with in strict accordance with the laws of the land.

The Speaker noted that the Samtse Chimi's submission, that the relatives of the ngolops employed in Government and private sector service could not be trusted, had been deliberated many times in the National Assembly. The members have, time and again, expressed their concern that the relatives of the ngotops inside the country would not only be supplying sensitive information to the ngolops in Nepal but also aiding them in subversive activities. However, he reminded the house that His Majesty the King has consistently pursued an impartial and non-discriminatory policy towards all his subjects. Furthermore, His Majesty has also commanded several times that unless an individual is found to be personally involved in subversive activities, he or she cannot be punished simply for being a relative of a ngolop. Therefore, the relatives of ngolops had received the same opportunities for employment, promotion and training in the public and private sectors as other citizens. However, they had not shown any appreciation for this magnanimous gesture. Therefore, the National Assembly, during its 75"' Session, had no option but to pass a resolution for the compulsory retirement of relatives of ngolops from Government service, and this decision had been implemented by the Royal Civil Service Commission.

The National Assembly decided that the implementation of the 75th Session's resolution on the relatives of the ngolops by the Royal Civil Service Commission was adequate. The house decided that, in keeping with the steps taken by the government, the relatives of the ngolops would be allowed to continue working in the private sector. [CONTENT]

2. PUNISHMENT OF NGOLOP RONGTHONG KUENLEY DORJI

The Tsirang Chimi submitted that it was resolved in the previous sessions of the National Assembly that the ngolop Rongthong Kuenley Dorji must be extradited to Bhutan and tried as per the laws of the land. He had not only worked treacherously against the TsaWa-Sum but had also defaulted on loans to the financial sectors and private parties besides committing financial fraud before absconding from the country. The Chimi requested the Government for a briefing on the implementation of the Assembly resolution on this case.

In response, the Home Minister said that. as reported to the National Assembly during the 76th Session last year, the ngolop Rongthong Kuenley Dorji had been arrested and remanded in judicial custody in India. Rongthong Kuenley Doxji will face charges for financial fraud and non-payments of loans to the financial institutions and private parties once he is extradited to Bhutan. The Royal Government had requested the Government of India to extradite him in accordance with the Extradition Agreement of 1996 signed between India and Bhutan.

The Minister said that there were a total of seven cases of financial fraud and non payment of loans registered against Rongthong Kuenley in Bhutan's courts. As of 30th June 1998, he had a total loan liability of Nu. 13,215,160 out of which a sum of Nu.4,562,132 was owed to the Bank of Bhutan in Phuentsholing.

Five of these cases were already sub-judice in the different courts of Bhutan even before he absconded from the country. Two other cases of financial fraud were filed against him in Samdrup Jongkhar and Mongar district courts by two of his former business associates.

Besides these seven cases of financial fraud and non payment of loans, there were four other charges against Rongthong Kuenley for carrying out seditious activities, spreading false allegations to malign the Royal Government of Bhutan, trying to create social and religious disharmony in the country and resorting to threats and unlawful intimidation against people who refused to support his seditious activities. These charges were drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the National Security Act 1992, said the Home Minister.

As submitted above, Rongthong Kuenley Doiji was remanded in judicial custody in India until 12'h June 1998, when the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Delhi released him on bail with the following conditions:

i. he shall be kept under constant surveillance;

ii. he is required to report to the concerned police station twice a week; and

iii. the travel documents issued by the Government of Nepal to Rongthong Kuenley are to be surrendered to the local authorities.

Rongthong Kuenley is presently on bail and staying in New Delhi under these conditions issued by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate. As the hon'ble members were aware, Bhutan and India enjoy excellent relationship. On 28th December 1996, an Extradition Agreement was signed between the kingdom of Bhutan and the Republic of India at the Tashichhoedzong, Thimphu. The agreement was signed by the former Home Minister, Lyonpo Dago Tshering and former Indian Ambassador, Mr. Dalip Mehta, in the presence of His Majesty the King. The Royal Government of Bhutan confirmed and ratified the Extradition Agreement on 19t" May 1997, and it was also ratified by the Union Cabinet as well as the President of India.

The Home Minister said that it was now upto the Government of India to respond to the Royal Government's request for the extradition of Rongthong Kuenley in accordance with the Extradition Agreement of 1996 between the two countries. As desired by the National Assembly, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi, were following up on the request for Rongthong Kuenley's extradition. The case was presently sub-judice in the High Court in New Delhi. The Home Minister reminded the members that the Courts in India took a long time to solve cases, sometimes even years. He however, expressed his hope that the Government of India would be in a position to respond to the Royal Government's request and Rongthong Kuenley would be extradited to Bhutan at an early date, so that, as desired by the National Assembly, he could face the charges against him in the courts of law in Bhutan.

The Punakha Chimi said that, as the National Assembly had discussed the issue of the punishment of the ngolop Rongthong Kuenley many times in the past, the members should wait for the Governments of Bhutan and India to find a solution to extradite him to Bhutan. He expressed his hope that, as India is Bhutan's closest friend, the Government of India will expedite the extradition of Rongthong Kuenley in the past, the members should wait for the Governments of Bhutan and India to find a solution to extradite him to Bhutan. He expressed his hope that, as India is Bhutan's closest friend. the Government of India will expedite the extradition of Rongthong Kuenley in accordance with the Extradition Agreement.

The Speaker of the National Assembly noted that, in keeping with the Extradition Agreement signed in 1996, efforts were being made to extradite Rongthong Kuenley. As submitted by the Home Minister, although the court cases take a long time in India, there is no doubt that, eventually, Rongthong Kuenley will be extradited to Bhutan in accordance with the Extradition Agreement and he would then be tried in the courts for the charges pending against him.

The National Assembly decided that the Royal Government should continue to work with Government of India to extradite Rongthong Kuenley so that he can be brought to trial and punished for his crimes in accordance with the laws of the country.

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3. BAN ON THE RETURN OF NGOLOPS

The Samtse Chimi submitted that in 1996 many people from Dorokha Dungkhag had come to Samtse saying that they wanted to emigrate and leave the country. With a view to allowing them to reconsider their decision, the Dzongdag stopped them for ten days and even paid them daily allowances. He advised them to remain in their country and not to emigrate. Despite this, except for 20 of' them,. all the others had turned their backs and left the country. When these people had been asked in the Geog Yargye Tshogchhungs why they wanted to leave the country they had said that it was of their own free will that they wished to leave. But as soon as they crossed the border, they had claimed that they were forcibly evicted from the country by the Government. Once in Nepal, they registered themselves as refugees for the free food, shelter and other facilities available in the camps and began spreading false allegations against the Royal Government.

The Chimi said that these people were told before their departure that just as the course of the "rivers flowing down from the Himalayas cannot be reversed," once they left the country, they will never be allowed to return to Bhutan. As such. the Chimi submitted that the Government should never allow the return of the ngolops to the country.

The Punakha Chimi said that whenever a problem of national security arose, His Majesty the King had always taken upon himself' the full responsibility for resolving it. As a result, the people did not have to face any difficulties and had been enjoying peace and prosperity under His Majesty's benevolent rule. Yet some of the Lhotshampas had left the country on their own free will after selling their properties. Once outside, they claimed to be refugees and joined the camps in Nepal from where they have conspired against the Tsa-Wa-Sum. Therefore, the Government must never agree to take back these people who had left the country on their own free will, and a ban must be imposed on their return.

A Royal Advisory Councillor and the Chimis of Zhemgang, Sarpang and Wangdue Pbodrang Dzongkhags submitted that while the sovereign, independent nation of Bhutan was enjoying peace and tranquility under the benevolent reign of His Majesty the King, the ngolops, with vested interests, had tried to destabilize the country through subversive activities. They had tried to incite rebellion against the Tsa-Wa-Sum and committed murder. rape and armed robbery which caused untold suffering to the people despite the fact that His Majesty had treated them with the care and affection of a father for his children. Further, His Majesty had repeatedly asked the people applying for emigration not to leave the country but they had turned deaf ears to His Majesty's appeals and did not even bother to give it a second thought. Now, whether they try to come back shouting slogans or waving banners, the Government and the people should take a firm stand together and stop them from entering the country.

The Haa Chimi said that the people of Samtse had every right to feel bitter towards the people who had left the country and then returned to try and instigate other Lhotshampas against the Government. fie said that these people had not been satisfied with the fertile lands, previously belonging to the Haaps, given to the Lhotshampas by the Government. Nor were they content with the many hospitals, schools, livestock centres and numerous industries established in their Dzongkhags. His Majesty the King had even waived all taxes for them for one year to courage them from leaving the country, but they failed to appreciate the magnanimous gesture took no heed.

The Chimi said that, after they left the country, they had joined the other ngolops in the refugee camps in Nepal and began a campaign of malicious propaganda against the Government and people of Bhutan of them also returned to raid the villages, innocent people in Southern Bhutan. They also tried to force other Lhotshampas to join them. The Chimi cited a saying that "while it would be possible to retract a wrong step , it would not be possible to undo a wrong decision". Therefore, it is possible that such people who had left the country might also not wish to come back. However, even if they did want to return. the Government should put a ban on their return and not allow them to do so.

The Chimis of Chhukha, , Bumthang and Trashi Yangtse Dzongkhags pointed out that no one asked the emigrants to leave the Country. In fact, they had left in spite of His Majesty the King's personal appeals to them to stay back. Not succeeding in their attempts to turn Bhutan into a Nepali nation. these people had left claiming that Nepal was their true homeland. Now, after having tried to harm the Tsa-Wa-Sum and destabilise the country I-or many years. how could they even think of' returning to Bhutan?

The Tsirang Chimi said that as reported by the Samtse Chimi, the people of Tsirang were also concerned with the problems related to the ngolops. He asked how the ngolops could expect the people to believe that there had been a sudden change of heart in them. The people claiming to be refugees in Jhapa had always conspired as to which farmers in Southern Bhutan they would rob, rape or kill and which Lhakhang to desecrate and loot. If such people are allowed to come back, there is every possibility that they would harm our country's sovereignty and security, he said. Therefore, every effort must be made to ensure that none of these people are allowed to return to the country.

The Chimis of Paro and Dagana Dzongkhags said that His Majesty the King had personally appealed to the Lhotshampas applying to emigrate not to leave the country. With a view to stop them from emigrating, His Majesty had also exempted them all rural taxes for one year along with Gungda Woola and Shapptolemi, and the payment of sales tax on cash crops. Yet they sold their land and property and left proudly for their homeland, with the intention of never coming back. Therefore, the question of their return does not arise. Nevertheless, such people have several times attempted to enter Bhutan forcefully through Phuentsholing. Therefore, the people of all the Dzongkhags must be ever vigilant to ensure that not a single one of them is allowed to enter Bhutan.

In this connection, the Chimis said that the security forces, the police, civil servants, business community and the general public of Phuentsholing deserve the appreciation and deep gratitude of all the members of the National Assembly for serving the Tsa-Wa-Sum with complete loyalty and stopping the ngolop traitors from entering Bhutan. Like the frequent attempts by the ngolops to enter Bhutan forcefully through Phuentsholing, similar attempts could also be made through other places in Bhutan. Therefore, all the niembers of the GYTs and DYFs in all the Dzongkhags must be ever alert and keep a strict vigilance.

Speaking on the issue, the Home Minister first updated the National Assembly on the terrorist activities committed by the ngolops.

He informed the members that, since the problem started in 1990 the ngolops had murdered 73 Bhutanese people. This included only those cases which were reported to the police and confirmed after investigation. They had also committed 63 cases of rape, kidnapped 241 persons , carried out cases of dacoity and armed robbery, hijacked 64 vehicles including two wheelers and attacked and injured 696 people in the villages in Southern Bhutan. Meanwhile, the village volunteers in Southern Bhutan had caught 118 ngolops who had come to raid the villagers and handed them over to the police.

The ngolops had also destroyed and damaged several basic infrastructure facilities, vital for the country's socioeconomic development, by using explosives and setting them on fire. These include 12 Basic Health Units, 13 Police Checkposts and Outposts, 4 Revenue and Customs offices and post offices, 21 Forest Range/ Beat offices, 30 schools, 67 private houses, 37 vehicles and 16 bridges. They also carried out 67 attacks and ambushes on security personnel.

Besides the loss of life and property to both the people and the Government, the destruction of essential basic infrastructure facilities has seriously affected planned socioeconomic development programmes in Southern Bhutan, said the Home Minister.

He pointed out that while the ngolops have been claiming that the Royal Government of Bhutan had violated human rights, all these facts show that they are the ones who have been violating every aspect of human rights. As all the members of the Assembly were aware, the ngolops, based in the refugee camps in Nepal had continued to break every law and committed the most heinous acts of terrorism which have caused untold suffering to the innocent people in Bhutan.

The Horne Minister also informed the house that the bomb blast on 7th November 1998 at the Changlingmithang pavilion was carried out by two members of the so-called Druk National Congress to disrupt the celebrations of His Majesty's birthday and the Children's Day of Bhutan because they knew it would hurt the sentiments of the people. Furthermore, the ngolops of the Druk National Congress had been sending armed men to rob kuten sungtens from the Lhakhangs and Goendeys in Bhutan to generate funds for themselves and their criminal and seditious activities through the sale of these valuable items. This had been revealed by two of the five ngolops from Nepal who had been caught by the police following the recent robbery of the Geley Lhakhang in Chhukha Dzongkhag.

The ngolops have also been trying to instigate the residents of Jaigoan and other bordering towns in India against Bhutan and to infiltrate into Bhutan to carry out unlawful activities. During the last six months, there had been four attempts by the ngolops to forcefully enter Phuentsholing. However, their evil designs failed because of the alertness of the public and the security personnel, and also because the public of Jaigoan refused to co-operate with them. Most of those who had tried to illegally enter Phuentsholing were not Bhutanese nationals and four of them had been involved in terrorist activities inside Bhutan.

Apart from the attempts to create religious and communal disharmony in the country, the ngolops have been making constant efforts to turn the people and political parties in India against the Government and the people of Bhutan, particularly, the people of Nepali origin across the border. They have formed 31 support groups among the people of Nepali origin in Darjeeling, Jaipaiguri and the Duars region. They have also tried to turn all other countries who have friendly relations with Bhutan against the Kingdom, said the Home Minister.

They are supported in their efforts to malign the Royal Government by many non-governmental organisations in Nepal who were acting with the nyolops out of then- vested interest to attract international support for themselves. They were also assisted by the media in Nepal in trying to misinform and mislead the foreign countries and international organisations under the guise of democracy and human rights.

It has been reported that there are almost 100,000 refugees in the camps in Nepal.. However, as everyone knows, a large number of these people in the camps are not Bhutanese. The main objective of the ngolops has been for these people to come to Bhutan and take over political power, so that all of them can be made Bhutanese citizens and given employment.

As the hon’ble members are aware, the government's the people in the camps in Nepal very clear, said the Home Minister. level talks between Bhutan and Nepal. held by e Ministerial Joint Committee, have agreed and reflected in the signed minutes of the meeting, that there are four categories of people in the camps in Nepal:

i. Bonafide Bhutanese if they have been evicted forcefully;

ii . Bhutanese who have emigrated;

iii.. Non Bhutanese people;

iv. Bhutanese people who have committed criminal acts.

On Category 1, His Majesty the King and the Royal Government has made it clear right from the very beginning that the Royal Government would take full responsibility for any Bhutanese found to have been forcefully evicted from the country. Such persons would be recognised and accepted as genuine refugees and those responsible for forcefully evicting them would be punished according to the laws of the country.

On Category II, the Royal Government has made it clear that those who have emigrated should be dealt with in keeping with the citizenship and immigration laws of Bhutan and Nepal. The Royal Government has also agreed that if any Bhutanese who emigrated is found to have been forcefully made to leave the country, the person would fall under Category I and would be dealt with accordingly.

On Category III, non-Bhutanese, they must return to their own countries.

On Category IV, the repatriation of these people will be in keeping with the laws of the two countries. They will have full opportunity to prove their innocence in the courts of law in Bhutan.

Apart from the Ministerial Joint Committee and other official meetings between Bhutan and Nepal, His Majesty the King had conveyed Bhutan's positions on these four categories of' people to the successive Prime Ministers of Nepal during his meetings with them.

The Home Minister reminded the members that the issue on the ban on the return of ngolops had been discussed repeatedly during the past sessions of the National Assembly and several resolutions had also been passed. It had been resolved, amongst others, that they shall be dealt in accordance with the resolution of the 71st and subsequent Sessions of the National Assembly as well as the Citizenship Acts of Bhutan. As the Royal Government had been following these resolutions of the National Assembly and would continue to do so in the future. he felt that there was no need for further discussion on the issue in the current session of 'the National Assembly.

The Chimis of Lhuentse,, Trashigang and Dagana Dzongkhags said that people who had left the country had done so according to their wishes. After carrying out anti-national activities for many years, if they, now want to come back, it is totally unacceptable to the people of Bhutan. They Submitted that the Government should deal with such people in accordance with the past resolutions of' the National Assembly and the laws of the country. They said that the Bhutanese delegation to the Bhutan-Nepal talks should bear in mind that the people who had left the country cannot be considered as refugees because they had left on their own free will and even refused to heed the appeals of His Majesty the King to them to stay back.

The Punakha Chimi reminded the house that the former Prime Minister( former Prime Minister of Nepal supported the ngolops, had given an interview to the BBC in 1991 in which he had spread false allegation against Bhutan and said that Bhutan had a dictatorial system of government. The ngolops had also alleged that donor assistance programmes was being diverted for security forces and alleged that they had left Bhutan because there was no human rights in the country. In case they talk of wanting to return, the matter should be dealt with accordance to the past resolutions of the National Assembly and the laws of the country.

Similarly, a Royal Advisory Councillor and the Chimi of the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that, like the spreading of an epidemic, the people of Bhutan had to face untold misery due to the ngolop problem that started in 1990. Even to this day, the ngolops have been carrying out some of the most unimaginable and heinous activities like the recent robbery of Geley Lhakhang and the bomb blast at Changlingmithang pavilion. He noted that the Ministerial Joint Committee meetings between Bhutan ,iiid Nepal could not be held due to the political instability in Nepal. Now that Nepal had a new Government in place, when the bilateral talks resumed, the Nepalese Government should be asked to stop the subversive activities by the ngolops based in Nepal which were detrimental to the security of Bhutan. They also urged the Home Ministry to continue with the active vigilance along the southern border.

They submitted that although there was nothing wrong in continuing with the bilateral talk regarding the people in the camps in Nepal on the basis of the four agreed categories, should a situation arise where the agreed categories have to be changed, the Government should not take any decision without first consulting the National Assembly.

The National Assembly noted that His Majesty the King, out of his love and compassion for the people, and his concern for the security of the nation, had visited the high security risk areas in Southern Bhutan without any regard for his personal safety and had repeatedly appealed to the people who had applied to emigrate not to leave the country. Yet, these people had paid no heed and left the country. After having left the country, they began to spread false and malicious allegations against Bhutan. They had also engaged in the destruction of infrastructural facilities & committed crimes such as rape, murder, kidnapping, ambush and armed robbery. The National Assembly decided that the issue of people who have left the country should be dealt with on the basis of the four agreed categories of people in the camps as laid down in the signed minutes of the Ministerial Joint Committee of Bhutan and Nepal. The National Assembly resolved that the issue on the ban on the return of ngolops should be dealt in accordance with the resolutions of the National Assembly as well as the Citizenship Acts of the country.