On Monday 22 November, UK Parliament will finally debate the motion ‘We demand that the Gurkhas receive equal pensions’ at 6PM. To mark this historic moment, former hunger strikers, Gurkha veterans, and supporters will be present outside Parliament from 4PM.
We thank and honour all who supported us and helped sign the petition to bring the debate to Parliament. We thank the family of veterans and the British public. #powerofprotest #UK
At the recent COP26 event, Nepal’s PM Sher Bahadur Deuba met with Defence Minister Ben Wallace to reaffirm the request to hold bilateral diplomatic dialogues between the @DefenceHQ @NepalGov and Gurkha veterans in December to resolve Gurkha grievances. @SherBDeuba @BWallaceMP
In the Monday debate we ask that MPs request the government to address violations of the 1947 Tripartite Agreement between the Nepal, India and the UK where it states that
'the Gurkhas are to be an integral part of the British Army.. to be treated with equal footing'
Gurkha grievances are about equal rights to address historical injustices, not just pensions. Nevertheless, we trust the debate on pensions will help discussions in December. Please write to your MP asap to support the motion. A template can be found at bit.ly/3nCMW5U
Template at bit.ly/3nCMW5U 🙏
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