The agitating British ex-Gurkhas have demanded the government to start bilateral talks – government-to-government (G2G) – immediately to finalise the compensation package for them.
The British Gurkha Satyagraha Samiti has also served an ultimatum – until February 15 – to the government and also British Governments to form a high-level talks team and start dialogue for addressing their demands.
The Samiti demanded to start immediate dialogue between the Nepal and Britain on the report of the Technical Committee that comprised ambassador of Nepal to UK, minister of defence (UK) and representatives of British Gurkha ex-servicemen’s association, according to a press note issued by the agitating ex-Gurkhas.
“A dialogue on the report should also be held with the International Relations Committee under the Parliament, as a guiding instrument,” the press note reads, adding that imposition of Indian Pay Code on British Gurkhas after 1948, which came in the name of Tripartite Agreement-1947, but with mutual understanding between India and Britain, was absolutely unfair, against the national sovereignty and independence of Nepal and contrary to the principles of right to self determination provided by international human rights laws; and was incompatible with other international laws including the Montevideo Treaty-1933, that defines the relations among the states and Article 2 of United Nations Charter.
If Nepal starts the dialogue with the British government, and claim the compensation, the British government is ready – on the basis of the Technical Committee report – to pay compensation to the ex-Gurkhas, they claimed, adding that the delay by Nepal is suspicious as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has also agreed – during their meeting in Baluwater some 9 months ago – to their demand.
They also warned that the movement of equality and dignity started by ex-Gurkha veterans against the British government will be spread across Nepal and also internationally in the form of patriotic movement. “The campaign is dedicated to human rights and dignity of Nepalis,” the press note reads, adding that the ex-Gurkhas have demanded an end to injustice and discrimination against Gurkha veterans and their families, and compensation to the families of thousands of soldiers, who had lost their lives in the past wars.
The British Gurkha Satyagraha Samiti has also served an ultimatum – until February 15 – to the government and also British Governments to form a high-level talks team and start dialogue for addressing their demands.
The Samiti demanded to start immediate dialogue between the Nepal and Britain on the report of the Technical Committee that comprised ambassador of Nepal to UK, minister of defence (UK) and representatives of British Gurkha ex-servicemen’s association, according to a press note issued by the agitating ex-Gurkhas.
“A dialogue on the report should also be held with the International Relations Committee under the Parliament, as a guiding instrument,” the press note reads, adding that imposition of Indian Pay Code on British Gurkhas after 1948, which came in the name of Tripartite Agreement-1947, but with mutual understanding between India and Britain, was absolutely unfair, against the national sovereignty and independence of Nepal and contrary to the principles of right to self determination provided by international human rights laws; and was incompatible with other international laws including the Montevideo Treaty-1933, that defines the relations among the states and Article 2 of United Nations Charter.
If Nepal starts the dialogue with the British government, and claim the compensation, the British government is ready – on the basis of the Technical Committee report – to pay compensation to the ex-Gurkhas, they claimed, adding that the delay by Nepal is suspicious as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has also agreed – during their meeting in Baluwater some 9 months ago – to their demand.
They also warned that the movement of equality and dignity started by ex-Gurkha veterans against the British government will be spread across Nepal and also internationally in the form of patriotic movement. “The campaign is dedicated to human rights and dignity of Nepalis,” the press note reads, adding that the ex-Gurkhas have demanded an end to injustice and discrimination against Gurkha veterans and their families, and compensation to the families of thousands of soldiers, who had lost their lives in the past wars.
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