Bhutanese Maoists start armed revolt with serial blasts (People's War) [ 6th June 2008 ]
The police recovered leaflets and documents of CPB (MLM), and also arrested Chandra Raj Rai from the scene reported Indian media quoting Royal Bhutan Police. However, the government mouthpiece Kuelsel has not yet reported the serial blasts by cadres of CPB (MLM). Vikalpa led CPB (MLM) started the people's war when another fraction led by Birat is agitating against third country resettlement program. Birtamod, June 7th: Vikalpa led Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist Leninist - Maoist) (CPB - MLM), formed in 2001, marked the start of armed revolt against autocratic Bhutanese regime with twin blasts, one near Samtse and another near the Damchen Petroleum depot near Phuentsholing in Chukha on June 5. "We are proud to initiate the armed people's war to eradicate the regime", quoted a release issued by party general secretary Vikalpa. Communist Party of Bhutan – Maoist Press Release (Another MLM group in Bhutan)
I got my hands on one press release from the Communist Party of Bhutan – Maoist. It is dated February 02, 2008. Here's what it says in general, with "raktim abhivadan" (red salute, I reckon) "In the changing political scenario of Bhutan, the Communist Party of Bhutan - Maoists has also changed its strategies. CPB – Maoist, which considers all the parties against the monarchy as cohorts, has decided to take brutal actions against those parties that try to harm this party." Then it lists out the "Present Targets for Physical Action" that are - Block Chiefs (Gup) and their allies living on the land of refugees (in Bhutan) and ruling over the people. Government officials and Indian traders that have alliance with the state and are engaged in commission-ism. The press release also states "the CPB Maoists has decided to take a vicious physical action against one unidentified Moto Rai of Beldangi 3 for attempting to disrupt the party's people's revolution." I suppose that Beldang 3 means the Bhutanese refugee camp in Nepal and the party is taking in a lot of inspiration from what CPN Maoists did during the insurgency in Nepal. |
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