Dear Hon. Jigme Yoezer Thinley and your entourage,
Your Excellency,
I know you would be definitely reading this or maybe someone from your entourage would do it at a point in time. As a democratic country, media has the right to scrutinise every act of the government, as well as to bring out both the positive and the negative aspects of the government and its system. In this line, it is the duty of the media to convey the message to the people about what the so called freely chosen government’s progress are and what their achievements are. I personally feel that as a citizen and a rightful voter, I am responsible to keep a tab on the values of my votes and see how the government uses my trust and faith.
If a government cannot uphold itself to the criticism by its subjects, then how will the government function? I believe it is the criticism that can be used as a check and balance to see how your party is doing, and the true health of your governing system. I believe that when you take on to become a politician, it is only natural that there will be criticism – both critical and cynical, but it is up to you how you hold on to it. Now, I feel you are failing in your duty as a politician by taking away the very essence of democracy, the very essence of rights to information and the very essence of Fundamental rights. How do you expect yourself to be a forbearer of democracy? I believe you are bridging us towards an autocratic system.
The point here is we don’t want you to set up the trend of snatching rights and freedom and lead us to have seven governments in five years.
For example, if I come to your house and start taking away your belongings without even telling you the reason, how would you feel? It’s the same here.
By the end of this letter I feel “The future of Bhutan looks very bleak if you have such leaders and politician as the custodians of our freedom and rights.”
I had the complete trust in you and your government when I voted, but now at this juncture I am truly sorry to say “History is written by winners and man like you is not a gracious winner”. I do not know about my fellow citizens but I am unfortunately not going to make the same mistake again.
Truly yours,
A very disillusioned Drukpa, Tshangla and Nanong-Shumar Pemagatshepa.
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In addition to his position on curtailing freedom of press and independent views, the thing I find most distasteful is the way he discriminates between supporters (DPT) and non supporters(PDP). One hears of dozens of stories at every level of the society on his snide remarks when he meets these so thought unpleasant people or his refusal to give them an audience when they have genuinine problems. Some have been lucky to get an audience only to be given a lecture on how mistaken they were in supporting the wrong Party.These are sure signs of a dictator. People of Bhutan please take note when he opens his trunk” for votes.
Pleased substantiate your arguments, looks like you are privy to everything about the PM. As for this article, just don’t believe it is from a Pemagatshelpa. Politics is a tough job, so get off your high horses and join the band wagon, instead just making small talk from which ever shit hole you are in. I hope you find happiness in the coming years, you seem to be one guy who seems to have had pretty rough life. Don’t let your hate overtake your day to day existence, it is not good for health.
Dear Pemagatshelpa and Pain,
Although I don’t have any preference of any party as long as they are good to the country, your story is totally skewed against the govt.
Therefore, I as the voter shall continue to vote for DPT if I like them or not vote for them if I don’t like them. But, stop trying to act like a ‘wise man’ and try to influence us. As much as you think you are smart or wise, we are equally smart.
So, stop the bullshit!!
Dear Siren,
The PM is a public figure and one does not need to do any detective work to know what is going on. The society is small and words gets around fast,even faster than the news media.Those affected talk and some of us have ears to know the truth. In your jaded eyes you fail to see the other side of the PM and we admire you for the blind faith. However,please take note that even Lord Buddha said that hiis words should be critically examined before it’s considered the truth.
I’m not condemning the PM and trying to influence others. There are good, bad and the ugly in all humans and these get more pronounced when one holds high offices.
My expectation is that the PM ought to unite rather than divide our society by discriminating those that could not support him for reasons best known to them.
DPT,PDP or any one else, I really don’t care, but I will continue to find out the truth to be told.
Who are trying to kid, I have read all your posts and in each one of them you have nothing to good to sat about anything.
Dear Pemagatshelpa,
It is to let you know that I am very disappointed with you too. I do not know when we start loosing our freedom of speech. All that I can see is that it has improved a lot during the tenure of this government. But I know why you are disappointed. It is because your website has been banned. Freedom of speech does not mean that you can write anything against anyone. Most of what you write is defamatory in nature and are not constructive. You are just trying to defame every member of the government. Do you not see what positive changes that present government has brought in? I think you are a person who can just see the negative things happening around. By this very nature of yours, you are also trying to circulate negative thoughts onto others. You are separating the society by instigating it to revolt against the government. If this is what you want to write every time, it will be no surprise that Bhutan will have seven governments in 5 years. Please be positive my dear disappointed Pemagatshelpa. Lord Buddha saw problems and He sought for the answers. He did not blame everyone around. Be an agent of change if you really can. Writing negative thoughts and trying to transmit those thoughts onto others doesn’t help. Take your ass up from your chair and bring the change. ACTION Pemagatshelpa, ACTION. When you do something, we will make sure that we will not just criticise you but also appreciate the change you bring. Good luck. I recommend you read this “disappointment management” article on http://www.ehow.com/how_6969149_manage-disappointment.html . Bye.
Dear Critics,
Thank you very much for presenting the stories from the other side of the wall. Well written and Much appreciated.Firstly, being a Bhutanese, I call myself ‘Drukpa’ secondly my parents being from Nanong, Pemagatshel. I believe I have this honour of being called a true ‘Dungsampa Khotsha’ at least in my own right and I believe this is my fundamental right.I do not claim to be an expert in politics nor a historian who would unfold the times gone by. All I have written is an ‘open letter’ to firstly the most trustworthy person in the Kingdom, secondly to the custodian of freedom and rights. Thirdly to my colleague my fellow ‘Dungsampa Khotsha’ so that,he as the superstar amongst us could lead us to the alleviated heights of Gross National Happiness.
But when we hit something called ‘reality’ its more like looking at a coin ‘people say coin has got two sides, but we tend to forget the third side that the coin bears’ say head and tails for negativism as you and the most omnipotent government accuse us for spreading, positivism as you and the most omnipotent government wants to be portrayed as and the third face that is the rim of the coin which both the parties know that we are all wrong.
Say in very blunt language all I am trying to convey is not my disenchantment with the government or my fellow ‘Dungsampa Khotsha’ but my fear of losing my freedom and rights. Losing my trust and erasing out the word integrity out of my vocabulary.
I have never criticised anybody I just bring out the fact and the factual happenings. I admit that I am a novice I know nothing about politics but I know what is democracy, I know what is freedom, I know my identity. All I am saying is sometimes some of the actions of the government is contradictory to the very values of democracy.
Jamyang Y S
Dungsam Kothsa
Pemagatshepa
P.S
Parop much appreciated for your link I liked it very much.
TDFK…much appreciated for your contribution, but honestly I am not being lopsided like I said I politics is neither my fathers tongue nor my mothers, influencing people I cant even get myself to decide so it’s not my style. And Engish is not my mother tongue I believe it neither would be yours so would be more appreciated if you could kindly use simple English to convey your messages. ‘Bullshit’ is in the rejected list of a gentleman’s vocabulary. Apologies if I have in case misinterpreted your message.
Lastly, it is a clarification I do not own this website or has anything to do with it, except for the fact that I do express my opinion and thoughts on it.
“Khotsha” the name itself says everything. I am sorry, your must be relative/friend did not win 2008 election. I can make out from the way you write that you are well educated, Wish, only if you could use your education in write way and be yourself a right guy rather than declaring other as a wrong guy. The best thing is if you do not know about politic stop bothering about politician. Make sure that you be the right citizen of the country. Do not worry, be yourself right PM of your family.Good day!!
My dear Tempaling,
Thank you for your compliments and advises, it will not go on a deaf ear.
But, as a matter of fact there is a slight miss communication or must have been an oversight for your point of view.
I have never declared anybody wrong. I wrote an opinion and a real scenario but I never said anybody was wrong. Please read again
Regards and best wishes
Jamyang Y S
Dungsam kotsha
Common jamyang, in every article/comment you write, you stress more on PM being wrong candidate. He has draw backs but i think he is doing okay. Good to point out loopholes but it is best to take consideration the other good parts.
what ever may be , lets vote for DPT
The writer is not true Pema gatshelpa. I am infact true khotsa and we are happy with PM. We love him. Cheers
stop beating around the bush. what did he do to piss you off?