I have never been famous as today; I am so happy that am becoming one of the important elements in the History of Bhutan. I did not aspect such huge importance from the Bhutanese people where it is predominately visited and blessed by Guru Rinpoche.
I know most Bhutanese does not like me especially in the rural areas
in-spite they are the most hospitable to other guest. But it is interesting to know that the Opposition Leader who was part of the family building armies with better armor and sophisticated weapons “the fourth degree felony”. He was one who actually waked the others to destroy the very armor before it fully tested. For this I want to Thank Mr. Sonam Tshering, from Haa for carrying me till Chuzom, where I was embarrassed to see myself opened and discovered by the policemen and I was very sad that because of me, Sonam Tshering had to go into jail for next three to five years.
I know most Bhutanese does not like me especially in the rural areas
in-spite they are the most hospitable to other guest. But it is interesting to know that the Opposition Leader who was part of the family building armies with better armor and sophisticated weapons “the fourth degree felony”. He was one who actually waked the others to destroy the very armor before it fully tested. For this I want to Thank Mr. Sonam Tshering, from Haa for carrying me till Chuzom, where I was embarrassed to see myself opened and discovered by the policemen and I was very sad that because of me, Sonam Tshering had to go into jail for next three to five years.
After that, OL wrote on his blog to call for Citizens movement to either dismantle the armor or rescue Sonam Tshering. This has attracted many young and budding journalists from print media and they started to write on every issue. I have become so popular that if you happen to read this week’s newspapers, I am appearing on almost every paper, some in the form of editorial, some a feature story, some as excerpt from OL’s blog, some as report, some as criticism dominating the media in Bhutan.
I am not only attracted by local media here, but across the world. I don’t know why? May be they are really missing me who I have attachment for so long or may be people are believing that I am part of freedom to life as an element and should not be removed from the country of Gross National Happiness.
In fact, I have faced numerous challenges in the past as early as 1729 when Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in his Edict, prohibiting monks and religious people not to accompany me or use me. Yet I still silently enter almost every dzong, monasteries and other religious institutions in a plastic without smell and odour.
Then in 1991, the people’s representatives from Thimphu raised in the then National Assembly that I have to be removed from Bhutan. This was again followed in the 73rd Session of the then National Assembly when one of the Chimis from Paro raised the issue. This time, I became more unlucky as the house resolved that the Royal Government of Bhutan and the religious body will go on a vigorous anti-campaign against me especially on the harmful effects that I was able to create in the health of the people.
Subsequently, because of the anti-campaign against me, Bumthang became the first ever Dzongkhag in the country to get rid of me. Thereafter, one Dzongkhag after another started geeting rid of me. By 2004, I was able to roam freely and reside without restriction in Bhutan only in Thimphu and Samdrupjongkhar town. My fortune fell again when the National Assembly during the 82nd Session, decided that I will be no more qualified to stay in Bhutan by December 17, 2004 and by March 1, 2005, I was reminded that I cannot come in the public places.
Since then, I had to hide in the darkest sides in the country but able to survive well till June 2, 2010 despite the law enforcement being able to throw me out several times from entry gates into Bhutan to the small grocery shops to moving lorries in Bhutan.
With the enactment of the Act against me and the armor of fourth degree becoming ready to drive me out of Bhutan, I am really struggling to survive anymore in Bhutan. This is further supported by the international partners after WHO found me that I am made of over 4000 chemicals out of which 50 are found to cause various heart and lung cancers as well as circulatory systems and neurological problems. As of January 2011, more than 172 countries have turned against me and trying to either stop me from growing or manufacturing me. Thailand has been one of the toughest countries towards me where many people are now even voluntarily becoming enemy of me.
Now, I don’t see a good future in Bhutan as long as fourth degree is there in spite of a group still supporting me particularly in the urban youngsters.
