A Janayuddha
The story begins from Nepal where ‘red’ men have been able topple the rivals. And its impacts have already been observed in India where the underground rebellion communist announced recently their own government in a few states. And its effects began in Bhutan as well. This in many left leaders’ idea, the revival of the communist that slacked since the Second World War, reached to the death bed with the dysfunction of USSR in 1989.
The ‘red’ has made its presence in this tiny Himalayan kingdom where the king has recently staged a play of democratization. The gelid intention would go tremulous if these reds maintained steadfast growth. The attempts made before the parliamentary elections revived Friday where a communist blaster killed self in attempt to kill his ‘enemy’.
Another one in Samtse was arrested, making it skeptical that royal force would possibly catch more rebels through his information – repeating the story of the recent past. The beginning is immature because the party failed to train their cadres in use of explosives. For the group that began its ground work well before a decade, failing to train people on explosions indicate that the Bhutan would see no more than insurgency.
When I debated with some friends, they claim what I call insurgency is itself a ‘janayuddha’ or people’s revolution. I don’t accept this. The revolution in Bhutan seems impossible looking at the geographical location and presence of Indian influences. On either side – inside and outside Bhutan – India maintains its stronghold with heavy military presence.
Teaching people for liberation would be the headrest operandi in this Himalayan nation where three diverse ethnic group live. Cultivating rivalry thoughts among the rural as well as urban population in northern Bhutan against the ruing elite is a distant object. Though the communist groups say they are ready to fight for decades yet sustenance of war is unlikely.
Resettlement is a major step that western countries – especially the US – have taken to downsize the thrust of insurgency. That way, Bhutanese communist are fighting not only with Bhutanese rulers but also with western countries, not to forget India – where communist state recently apprehended many communist cadres.
What I wonder is why communist take arms to win on their part. Is this because they fail on convincing people through peaceful means? Or their theory has failed. Should the communist take a peaceful effort to regain their rule, the socialist form of democracy is best regarded in Asia and would receive overwhelming support from mass. I wish, the Bhutanese communist would learn that way to end killing others and themselves.