08/10/2026
🙏 AN APPEAL TO ALL CITIZENS OF BENGAL AND INDIA 🙏
I, Shubhranshu Ray, once again appeal to all my fellow citizens across Bengal and the entire country.
I am making this appeal on behalf of the families of the 32 tourists who travelled to Nepal through the “Cholo Jai” travel organisation. Some of our family members are still missing, and we have not yet received any reliable or conclusive information regarding their whereabouts.
I once again place this matter before the public and the concerned authorities and earnestly request everyone to pay attention to the plight of these families.
Are our governments helpless, or have they failed to trace our missing loved ones? But is this responsibility solely that of the government?
In a democratic country like ours, Opposition parties are also well-informed about matters concerning the people. They raise their voices on public grievances and have considerable influence and acceptance in matters concerning international relations. Yet, unfortunately, we have not seen any meaningful or positive initiative from them in this matter either. Whether in West Bengal or at the national level, the approach of the Opposition political parties appears to be the same. The reason for this remains beyond our understanding.
Perhaps, compared with the enormous population of our country—approximately 140 crore people—the number of missing tourists may appear very small. But behind every missing person is a devastated family.
One child may have become motherless. Another may have lost both parents. A mother or father may have lost their only child. A husband may have lost his wife, or a wife may have lost her husband.
Is this how it is supposed to be? “What is lost is lost”—is that really the attitude?
Therefore, once again, with folded hands, I earnestly appeal to everyone—whether from the Government or the Opposition—to rise above political differences and make every possible effort to trace the 189 Indian tourists, including 35 from West Bengal, who are still missing, or at the very least provide their families with accurate and reliable information about their loved ones.
If you can help find them or provide their families with the truth and correct information, we will remain eternally grateful to you.
With sincere gratitude,
Shubhranshu Ray
Father of two children
Husband of the missing Smt. Sharmistha Bhowmik Ray 🙏🙏
🙏 I Stand With This Appeal 🙏
I fully support the heartfelt appeal made by Shri Shubhranshu Ray, whose wife, Smt. Sharmistha Bhowmik Ray, is among those still missing.
Behind every missing person is a family living in pain, uncertainty and endless hope. For them, these are not merely numbers or statistics—they are their loved ones, their family and their entire world.
I sincerely appeal to both the Government and the Opposition to rise above political differences and make every possible effort to trace the missing Indian tourists and provide their families with clear, truthful and reliable information.
At a time when these families are going through such unimaginable anguish, they deserve our attention, compassion and support.
I stand in solidarity with Shri Shubhranshu Ray and all the affected families. Their pain must not be ignored, and their voices must not go unheard.
May every possible effort be made to bring the missing persons back to their families, or provide their loved ones with the truth they desperately seek. 🙏
Humanity must always come before politics.
— Shanta Chhetri
EX MP, Rajya Sabha
