Protest against China on Tibetan Uprising Day

Tribune News Service

Dharamsala, March 10

Protest marked Tibetan Uprising Day at McLeodganj here today.

The protesters carrying Tibetan flags marched from McLeodganj to the Kachehri crossing in Dharamsala. They were carrying placards against the Chinese government. At the Kachehri crossing, they raised slogans against the Chinese government.

In the morning, elected leader of Tibetan people-in-exile, Sikyong, Lobsang Sangay called on the Chinese leadership to resume dialogues with Tibetan representatives. “Given the international condemnation of China’s Tibet policies, we again call on the Chinese leadership to review its wrong policies in Tibet and revisit Hu Yaobong initiated liberal policies on Tibetan people, Sikyong said.

Tibetans and supporters gathered at the Tsuglagkhang to mark the 58th anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day.

The chief guest at the function was Arno Kompatscher, President of South Tyroll, an autonomous region in northern Italy. Other guests included Michel Raison, President of the Tibet group in the French Senate, Andre Gattolin, French Senator and Consiglio Di Nino, Canadian ex-Senator.

The function began with a minute’s silence in honour of the Tibetans who lost their lives in the Tibetan freedom struggle.

Sikyong Lobsang Sangay and Ven Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament read the statements of the Kashag and the Tibetan Parliament.

Lobsang Sangay recalled the sacrifices of the Tibetan men and women from the all three provinces who bravely challenged the Chinese invasion on this day in 1959.