| English | Dzongkha | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
Water crisis, traffic congestion and housing crunch were some of the issues as the four Thrompon candidates of Phuentshogling faced each other during the public debate on Wednesday. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this time, the debate was conducted with a limited audience seated maintaining physical distancing. It was telecast LIVE on national television.
It was the water issue again that dominated the discussion as the two Thrompon candidates of Gelegphu faced each other during the public debate on Tuesday. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this time, the debate was conducted with a limited audience seated maintaining physical distancing. It was telecast LIVE on national television.
Issues related to water and road conditions dominated the discussion as the three Thrompon candidates of Thimphu faced each other during the public debate yesterday. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this time, the debate was conducted with a limited audience seated maintaining physical distancing. It was telecast LIVE on national television.
Samdrup Jongkhar Toed constituency under Samdrup Jongkhar thromde voted not to have a thromde tshogpa this time. 14 voters from 23 voted against the lone candidate in the bye-election held yesterday.
The poll day for the third Thromde Elections for Thimphu, Gelegphu and Phuentshogling will be held on the 28th of next month. The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) announced the election dates and other details today. However, aspiring candidates can campaign only from the 2nd of April.
With the election of the Thromde Tshogdes just at the doorstep, people are hopeful of better facilities. Voters of Gelegphu, Phuentshogling and Thimphu thromdes are hoping for a better road network and enough water supply. They are expecting the new Thrompon to bring about equal development in the thromde areas.
The Election Commission is gearing up for the third Thromde elections. In light of the current pandemic situation, ECB has planned out things differently compared to past elections. Beginning today, ECB will contact one of the registered voters of a household to collect data prior to the elections. This is expected to not only make the election process easy and comfortable for the voters but also minimize the risks of the spread of the Coronavirus.
The inflation in the country rose to 7.4 per cent in August compared to 3.3 per cent in March this year. The Prime Minister while presenting the State of the Nation report said the rise in the price of the commodities in the market is mainly due to restriction in imports of goods.
The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is likely to drop further to -6.1 per cent. In the previous estimate in June, the economic growth was projected to decelerate at -2.1 per cent amid the blow from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is as per the Prime Minister’s State of the Nation Report.
The National Assembly today through a majority show of hands endorsed the proposal to form a joint committee to discuss the Mines and Minerals Bill of Bhutan 2020. The decision came after two Houses couldn’t agree on the very principle of the Bill. The National Assembly’s Economic and Finance Committee said the National Council changed all the recommended sections including the preamble proposed by the National Assembly.