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highlandlassie · 09-05-2009, 07:08

My MP voted no, I sent him an email and I finally got a reply back 7 days later. My MP voted No the reason being, no-one seemd to know the answer to a vital queston that was asked!

"What impact would this proposal have on the Gurkha's homeland of Nepal, which is the 12th poorest country in the world?

My MP was worried that that a mass exodus of former Gurkha's and their families from Nepal to the UK, could have a devastating impact on the Nepalese economy, and provoke the PM of Nepal to put an end to the tradition of Gurkhas joining the britsih army, which he has the power to do

09-05-2009, 07:08	#152
highlandlassie Inactive Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 120	Re: Gurkha veterans seek equal rights My MP voted no, I sent him an email and I finally got a reply back 7 days later. My MP voted No the reason being, no-one seemd to know the answer to a vital queston that was asked! "What impact would this proposal have on the Gurkha's homeland of Nepal, which is the 12th poorest country in the world? My MP was worried that that a mass exodus of former Gurkha's and their families from Nepal to the UK, could have a devastating impact on the Nepalese economy, and provoke the PM of Nepal to put an end to the tradition of Gurkhas joining the britsih army, which he has the power to do