DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley during the recent Meet the Press session said that the opposition party (PDP), should be disqualified from the next round of elections since they did not meet the June 30 deadline to clear all financial liabilities. “I imagine the ECB would have disqualified the …

The education city bill was passed amid much skepticism during its deliberations especially in light of its unconfirmed nature which was deliberated in parliament, whether private or public? During discussions the NA MP Damcho Dorji and NC MP Karma Donnen Wangdi said that the education bill was technically ‘more of …

The PM’s grievance cell was set-up for serious reasons but people submitted problems of every nature just-the-same. The grievance cell amassed submissions starting from love-lorn issues to people who requested the PM to clear personal loans. Under one such strange submission a man who eloped with his girlfriend came to …

The education bill passed by National Assembly (NA) and adopted by the National Council (NC) could prove to set a wrong precedence, given the nature of the bill (debated thoroughly between the two houses) and the manner in which it was passed (not 100% confirmed whether it’s a private bill …

With all but three dzongkhags the National Land Commission (NLC)’s re-cadastral survey in the Country has ultimately reached its end. The three dzongkhags remaining are Tsirang, Sarpang and Zhemgang. The head official of the cadastral survey, Tenzin Namgay, said to complete the whole of Bhutan the field components will be …

Parliamentary debates over the nature of private bills and mode of passage is taken so many turns to now resemble the chicken and egg riddle. The 9th session is long over but the National Council (NC) still has its guards up to defend the National Flag bill. NC MPs stand …

It is likely that few DPT members will not re-run for office in the 2013 elections and few names have been circulating in the political circuit. The names of North Thimphu’s MP Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering, Patalay-Tsirangtoe MP Nar Bhadhur Gurung, Gelephu MP Prem Kumar Gurung, Zhemgang MP Tshering Dorji, and …

State funding remained a most debated issue in parliament when it popped-up for discussions, and the general sentiments and outcry alike was more or less unanimous even outside parliament starting from the common man’s voice to educated intellectual voices in executive positions. The proposition for state funding was therefore snubbed …

As far as speed goes, the roar of political activities is on a slump and it all seems quiet on the highway to 2013, the next democratic elections. Nonetheless, on a quiet note, the new parties continue building their roots toward a firm party-foundation while the two existing parties, the …

“The minutes of board meetings will be disclosed only within RMA premises” The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) has assured its utmost cooperation to the National Council (NC) and has agreed to provide required-documents and information to review the Indian Rupee (INR) shortfall. The NC Chairperson Namgye Penjore directed the RMA …