The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan provides for the political system in Bhutan to be secular where Religion is elevated to the higher pedestal through the declaration: “Religion shall Remain Above Politics”....
We are hopeful that with your Prayers and Blessings, the conduct of the Second Parliamentary Elections in early 2013 will be smooth and peaceful as the First. However, as a safety and preventive measure the ECB seeks the kind indulgence and the support of the Religious Communities in the Kingdom to schedule public events to be carried out only after the Parliamentary Elections are completed.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Bhutan Bans Public Religious Events For 6 Months Before Elections
AP reported yesterday on the action of the Election Commission in the small, largely Buddhist nation of Bhutan banning public religious events from Jan. 1, 2013 until Parliamentary elections (expected to be held in June 2013) are completed. Designed to prevent the mixing of religion and politics, the Commission's Oct. 1 Notification (full text) says in part:
