Burmese Democracy Activists Visit Tibetan Parliament in Exile[Saturday, 30 January 2010 , 1:08 p.m.]  

Burmese Democracy Activists Visit Exile Tibetan Parliament

Dharamshala: A
16-member delegation of Burmese democracy activists, including two
Buddhists monks from Burma met with members of Tibetan Parliament in
exile on Monday as part of its visit to Tibetan community based in
Dharamsala. The four-day visit from 24 to 26 January to
Dharamsala was organised by New Delhi-based Burma Centre Delhi at the
at the invitation of Tibetan students.  The Burmese team also visited
Tibetan women and student organisations and discussed Burma affairs.
They screened a documentary titled ‘Burma VJ’, which features the
peaceful protests by Burmese monks in 2007 for their yearnings for
freedom and democracy in their country.During their meeting
with Burmese delegation, Mrs. Dolma Gyari, the Deputy Speaker of the
Tibetan Parliament calls on the Burmese military junta to hold free and
fair general elections in 2010. “Elections are crucial for a
democratic State. So, we would like to urge the military junta to
ensure free and fair polls. The regime ought to give its people a
chance to elect leaders they like,” the deputy speaker was quoted as
saying by Mizzima News Agency.“The Tibetan people and Tibetan
parliament believe in free and fair elections. The people have the
right to vote for the party they want to without fear. They have the
right to choose. And the regime known to be repressive should not force
the people to cast their vote in fear,” she said.