By Tenzin Dickyi
New Delhi
Around more than 600 Tibetans staged a peace protest here in New Delhi at Jantar Mantar against Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to India. Many Indians as well as foreigners joined the procession to show their solidarity and support for the Tibet cause.
Among the organizers of the event were Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA), Friends of Tibet (FOT), Students for Free Tibet (SFT), National Democratic Party of Tibet (NDPT), Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) and Gu-Chu-Sum Movemnet of Tibet.
The procession carried banners, Tibetan flags, and various placards. Numerous slogans like ‘Tibet belongs to Tibetans’, ‘People of the world support us’ and Release Panchen Lama’ were on the lips of the protestors. A minute’s silence was also observed to mourn the deaths of Tibetan brethrens under Chinese occupation.
The protestors marched till the nearest point to the Indian Parliament House as permitted by the Police. As it reached there, the procession stopped and revered in the same dignity to the initial point.
Ven. Nawang Woeber, President of Gu-Chu-Sum addressed the crowd about Hu Jintao’s sordid imposition of martial law inside Tibet in 1989 which led to the killing of many innocent Tibetans. Hu was then the Head of the Tibetan Autonomous Region.
‘International Olympic Committee (IOC) should warn China that its right to host the Games would be revoked if there is no improvement in its human right’s record. But the recent attack on the Tibetan refugees at Nangpa Pass clearly reveals the inflexible attitude of the Chinese government for not considering Human Rights as an important issue. So we request all the sports fraternity of the world to support Tibet by boycotting the Olympic game in Beijing” said Mrs. B. Tsering, President of Tibetan Women’s Association.
Showing their great support, Mr. Girish Juyal, National Coordinator for Minorities and Mr. Mohamad Afzal, Convener for Nationalist Muslim Movement spoke for few minutes to the crowd. They made their presence at the evening and confirmed themselves as an ardent supporter of Tibet in their freedom struggle.
