By Tenzin Monlam
DHARAMSHALA, November 30: To address communal issues and work towards a harmonious existence of the two communities, Tibetan Centre for Conflict Resolution (TCCR) on Monday convened its 7th Round Table Discussion, ‘Coexisting and Flourishing’, in Dharamshala with agendas to address the unfortunate incidents involving individuals from the two communities.
More than 33 dignitaries from over 15 NGOs, different Unions and associations in Dharamshala attended the symposium facilitated by Sonam Dechen, Associate Director of TCCR.
“Problems are there in every community and since we have differences in ideologies, appearances and traditions. There may be few problems here and there. So our initiative is to use all the differences and respect them to create a peaceful and harmonious society,” Sonam said.
With the recent murder of the Tibetan youth taking the center stage in the discussion, Surinder Thakur, SHO of Forsyth Ganj Police Station asked the people not to link a conflict to a particular community. He also asked parents to be responsible for their children and not allow them out late in night.
“If there is a cause of conflict. Instead of arguing, we should analyse it to avoid any confrontations. We should strive to find a solution,” said the SHO.
Tsering Tsomo, Executive Director of Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, said, “I would suggest that we should set a precedent with this (murder) case that these kind of behavior and illegal activities will not be tolerated by the community. We are against crime and not against community. Therefore, we should join hands to fight against crime.”
Sonam Dorjee, Tibetan Settlement Officer, said that the first thing they did was to curb the rumors surrounding the case by officially posting the facts on social media before individuals did.
“In such situation, Tibetan and Indian leaders should come forward to counter the rumors circulating in social media. We should also avoid and correct those people who spread rumors,” he said.
