Sarpang and Zhemgang districts have become the hotspot of political wrangling in Bhutan for over a month. The iron is still hot and none of the parties are willing to back off from their allegations against the other. The race is unlikely to settle soon, if no royal intervention made. However, royal intervention will be unconstitutional though softer approach is not unanticipated. Cause The battle begun with government’s decision to remove Zhemgang district from national tourism flagship programme and replace it with Sarpang. The government proposal passed the parliament for Nu 200 million worth of tourism programmes for the fiscal year 2019-20 out of the Nu 1 billion in the 12th Plan where Zhemgang was supposed to be the beneficiary, not Sarpang. The idea to include southern district in the flagship programme and open southern doors for tourists was initially presented by the opposition party – Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT). The government resisted the idea saying Bhutan does not have appropriate and adequate infrastructure for border security to run such programme. Upon opposition’s pressure, government agreed to open entry points in southern districts. Initially government proposed for Dagana, Gasa, Lhuentse and Zhemgang.  The districts were means to have regional balance. Dagana representing southern region, Gasa the western, Lhuentse the central and Zhemgang eastern region. With Zhemgang being replaced by Sarpang, the eastern region has now been left out with the programme. Allegations Opposition party DPT alleged that government deprived the district of national programme because the district voters did not choose Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) in last election. Zhemgang’s both representatives in the National Assembly are from the opposition party – DPT. The Opposition approached the Speaker of National Assembly to revoke the government decision. However, speaker opined that government has the authority to make changes in the budget appropriation and alter programmes as needed. The Office of Attorney General – the legal advisor to the government – also favoured government’s…