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Bhutan's first five year of elected government ended. Para millitary forces increasing


20th April 2013 bid farewell to the first five years of democratic government of Bhutan led by the prime minister Jigme Yoeser Thinlay.

Loenchen Thinlay was also the prime minister during the absolute monarchy when the fourth king His Majesty Jigme Syngye Wangchuk installed the rule of the prime ministership as a rehearsal from August 1998 to 2008. 
First set of ministers. kuensel


On this day the opposition party, People's Democratic Party also dissolved from the government and moves ahead to contest in the second general election to be held on 23rd April 2013. 

The Prime Minister, National Assembly Speaker, Cabinet Ministers, Opposition Leader Tshering Tobgay,  received a farewell audience with His Majesty the King. Then they all went to the Kuenray in Tashichhodzong for prayers for their success in the forthcoming term. 

Earlier on 5th February 2013 the king granted audience to all the district administrators; Dzongdas, and asked them to go back to their villages and represent him, the king. “You will have to go to back your villages as my representatives, and encourage the people to participate fully in the democratic process and make the 2013 elections successful,” His Majesty said.

One day earlier the king granted audience to the 6th batch of 'Desuups'. This batch of 125 force were all school teachers. The king told them that Desuung means gaurding the nation. Bhutanese government has again begun preparing an adhoc millitary force besides a huge number of military forces namely the Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Body/Bhutan Guards and Royal Bhutan Police- RBA, RBG and RBP. In additon Bhutan also continues to host Indian Millitary Team- IMTRAT. 

Earlier when the movement for democracy was begun by the Lotshampas in 1990 these military forces were used to marshal in the Southern villages to evict the Lhotshampa minority citizens. At the same time the government inducted militia training for the young people of Drukpa origin, a similar traing now being given to what they call Desuung. They were taught to use the fire arms and aid the millitary. After the evicting more than a 100 000 minorities this training system was stopped, however they continued in the villages to harass the people. On this basis, it is suspicious of the fact behind training a separate batches of what is called Desuung armed forces besides the state millitary. 
6th Desuung batch with the king
It could be possible that the same method of ethnic cleansing that took palce during the last decade of previous century may repeat under the so called democratic government of Bhutan in future to wipe out all the remaining Lhosthampa minority citizens of Bhutan. Otherwise the need for such Dessung apparantly to put more salt the appetite of the millitary is not known for any worthy need of the nation. When the school teachers are trained to use millitary art there could be some hidden agenda of the king of Bhutan to what direction the nation is taking interest. Surely for the weaker section of the ethnic composition it could be quite fearful too.

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