Bhutan Goes through Primary Round of National Elections: Update No.97
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan. It should be no surprise that Bhutan went through the primary round of second National Elections on 29th May, without any major incident relating to law and order or any major violation of the election code. Credit for the smooth conduct of the elections should not...
Un-culturing democracy in Bhutan
The second test to run for use of adult franchise for Bhutanese populous has opened the door wide open to let the voters know the level of freedom they get in terms of choosing the right persons they choose to rule them. The test is hard for the general...
Hurrying for disaster management bill
Deliberation on Disaster Management Bill comes right after the wild fire raged and turned the historical Wangdu Dzong into ashes. The bill had been mulled ever since earth quake followed by rains badly hit eastern district few years back. The MPs on both the houses have not come to...
RTI private bill garners less support from NC members
With the rejection from the National Council members to table RTI bill in the upcoming session of the partliament, that begins on June 8, the council members Sangay Khandu seems bit frustrated. The council members, though few supported his idea, decided against tabling the bill saying the society is...
Parliamentary entitlement act
Of many amendments made to many legislations this winter session of the parliament in Thimphu is Parliamentary Entitlement Act where the amendment entitles the Members of Parliament (MP) of all annuities even if they retire or resign before the service expires. The older version of the act had odd...
Parliamentary business for this session
The seventh session of the parliament (National Assembly and National Council) has begun in capital on May 20. Not all people know what the political leaders will be discussing during this session, which runs till July 8. As expected, the parliamentary schedule does not mention anything about the agenda...