Thimphu [Bhutan], October 3 (ANI): Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck attended the opening ceremony of the final session of the third Parliament, The Bhutan Live reported.
In a put up shared on Instagram, Bhutan King acknowledged, “1 October 2023: His Majesty The King graced the Opening Ceremony of the 10th Session of the Third Parliament this morning. This is the final session of the Third Parliament, following which Bhutan will prepare for the 4th parliamentary elections.”On behalf of the Parliament, National Assembly Speaker Wangchuk Namgyel expressed gratitude to Bhutan King and Queen for the reward of a princess on September 9.
Namgyel acknowledged, “We offer our prayers for the long life and well-being of Her Royal Highness the Gyalsem,” in line with The Bhutan Live report.
In honour of Princess’ start, the Zhung Dratshang on Bhutan King’s command, declared the day as Dratshang Yojay Gi Nyim.
Yojay is a conventional observe the place rich individuals voluntarily provide belongings to the Monastic Body, believing that it’ll assist them accumulate benefit.
Bhutan Parliament Speaker expressed appreciation for Bhutan King and Je Khenpo for the revival of the yojay observe. He stated that yojay observe would profit in understanding and selling Bhutan’s tradition and custom among the many youth.
As the observe of yojay was reinstated by the Zhung Dratshang, the Bhutan authorities made the inaugural yojay providing, The Bhutan Live reported. In July, Bhutan King visited Japan and the United States and met international enterprise and financial leaders in preparation for Bhutan’s forthcoming financial improvement endeavors.
Parliament speaker stated, “We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude and reverence to His Majesty The King for this noble endeavour.” In addition, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck visited varied components of Bhutan to know concerning the challenges and difficulties that the individuals have been going through and granted kidu to the individuals.
He additionally visited and met with the victims of the Ungar flash flood that occurred on July 20. Wangchuk Namgyel thanked Bhutan’s King for His compassion and noble actions.
Bhutan Parliament speaker expressed Parliament’s heartfelt gratitude to Khenpo and the Zhung Dratshang for repeatedly conducting prayers for the world’s well-being, significantly for the nation and its individuals, in line with the report. The Parliament expressed gratitude to Je Khenpo and the Zhung Dratshang for administering essentially the most sacred public empowerment of Buddha Amitabha to commemorate the start of Bhutan’s Princess The Je Khenpo has donated Nu 10 million to assist aged monks in previous age care properties, in line with The Bhutan Live report. He additionally assigned the duty of the administration of the Medicinal and Recreational Park in Sarpang to the Gelephu Thromde. The determination of the Je Khenpo is anticipated to profit all individuals of Bhutan sooner or later, the report stated.
During the tenth session, the Parliament will maintain discussions concerning the settlement on the motion of traffic-in-transit between Bhutan and Bangladesh.
The lawmakers may also focus on concerning the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Charter, the Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities, the Biological Corridor Nine Bill of Bhutan, motions, and two follow-up implementation stories.
During the Parliament session, the lawmakers will maintain discussions concerning the overview report of the Anti-Corruption Commission’s Annual Report 2022-2023, the State of the Nation report by the Prime Minister, together with legislative and annual plans and priorities of the federal government and the Public Accounts Committee’s overview report on the Performance Audit Reports. (ANI)