Dekyiling, Dehradun: The 11th Local Tibetan Assembly of Dekyiling Tibetan settlement was sworn in Saturday, 5 August.
Pema Sangpo, Local Justice Commissioner of the Northern region administered the oath of the newly elected members including its chair Pema Tenzin and vice chair Tenzin Choephel.
The local Justice Commissioner educated the newly elected members on the evolution of Tibetan democracy in exile and the powers and responsibilities of the three pillars of the Central Tibetan Administration. They were also apprised of the Tibetan Justice Commission’s code of judiciary and its organisation and jurisdiction.
-Reported by TSJC