DHARAMSALA: A three-member Tibetan parliamentary delegation headed by deputy speaker Dolma Gyari paid a week-long a visit to the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand's capital Dehradun and met its chief minister and other senior leaders. Khortsa Sonam Damdul and Geshe Gazi Tse-Ringpo, members of Parliament, were in the delegation.
"The delegation was warmly received by Chief Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal, who is also renowned poet and author. The chief minister presented several of his books for the library of the Tibetan Parliament. He also agreed to look into the request of the delegation for a special medicine and engineering seat for Tibetan students in the state," the delegation said in a press release upon returning to Dharamsala today.
The delegation also called on Dr Harak Singh Rawat, the leader of the Opposition from the Indian National Congress Party and had a separate meeting with former cabinet minister, Mr Hera Singh Bhist (MLA), vice-president of the Congress Working Committee.
The Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha of the State, Mr Harbans Kapoor, met with the delegation at his official residence.
The delegation also met with a group of long time friends of Tibet.
Mr Gyaltsen, the welfare officer assisted in co-ordination of the programme and was also present in all the above meetings.
"The dignitaries expressed high esteem to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and solidarity with the just cause of the people of Tibet. Mr Prem Barakoti of the Himalaya Parivar was most gracious and supportive," the delegation said.
The state of Uattrakhand is host to some of the principal monasteries of the Buddhist traditions, Tibetan educational institutions and has the largest number of Tibetan settlements after the state of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh.
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"The delegation was warmly received by Chief Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal, who is also renowned poet and author. The chief minister presented several of his books for the library of the Tibetan Parliament. He also agreed to look into the request of the delegation for a special medicine and engineering seat for Tibetan students in the state," the delegation said in a press release upon returning to Dharamsala today.
The delegation also called on Dr Harak Singh Rawat, the leader of the Opposition from the Indian National Congress Party and had a separate meeting with former cabinet minister, Mr Hera Singh Bhist (MLA), vice-president of the Congress Working Committee.
The Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha of the State, Mr Harbans Kapoor, met with the delegation at his official residence.
The delegation also met with a group of long time friends of Tibet.
Mr Gyaltsen, the welfare officer assisted in co-ordination of the programme and was also present in all the above meetings.
"The dignitaries expressed high esteem to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and solidarity with the just cause of the people of Tibet. Mr Prem Barakoti of the Himalaya Parivar was most gracious and supportive," the delegation said.
The state of Uattrakhand is host to some of the principal monasteries of the Buddhist traditions, Tibetan educational institutions and has the largest number of Tibetan settlements after the state of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh.
source tibet.net
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