Dharamsala, November 2 – The main market in McLeodganj remained closed today as shopkeepers downed their shutters to express solidarity with the organisations seeking the release of Trulku Tenzin Delek, who is facing a death sentence in China.
Nearly 100 monks sat on a dharna at the McLeodganj bus stand to seek withdrawal of the death sentence. Nuns from different nunneries would participate in the three-day dharna tomorrow and the general public will join on the last day.
The dharna is being organised by the National Democratic Party of Tibet, in collaboration with Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Regional Tibetan Women Association and Gu-Chu-Sum.
Trulku Tenzin Delek had been charged with ‘committing crimes concerning explosives’ and is scheduled to be executed on December 4.
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy has also launched a campaign, asking the Chinese government to guarantee the safety of Delek. It has also asked the United Nations to intervene in the matter.
