Dharamshala: Delegations of the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) and the Joint Working Group (JWG) of the Indian government paid a visit to the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on 28 May 2022. The Indian delegates were for the 20th Meeting of JWG/JSC between India and Bangladesh on cooperation in the Power Sector at Dharamshala. The members of committees were warmly received by the Deputy Speaker of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Dolma Tsering Teykhang at the Parliamentary Secretariat.
The Deputy Speaker briefed them on the democratisation process of Tibetan polity elucidating on the evolution, formation, composition, and functioning of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, while touring the Parliament Hall.
Before thanking the Indian government and people for supporting Tibet’s issue and for hosting His Holiness the Dalai Lama led exile Tibetans in India for more than six decades, the Deputy Speaker updated the Indian government officials on the current critical situation inside Tibet including self-immolation of Tibetans, forced colonial boarding school system, environmental destruction, human rights violations, and many more.
The Indian delegates expressed their happiness in meeting the Tibetans and reassured their commitment on Tibet’s issue especially on the environmental degradation happening at the roof of the world which directly affects the global climate. The Indian officials also asked questions on the election process of the Central Tibetan Administration, on the role of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and many others which were duly explained by the Deputy Speaker.
– Report filed by Tibetan Parliamentary Secretariat –