Dharamshala: Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, Deputy Speaker of Tibetan Parliament-in-exile, on behalf of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and Tibetans in and outside Tibet congratulated BJP’s Vishal Nehria on winning the Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh by-poll seat with majority votes.
Deputy Speaker in his congratulatory letter wrote, “Dharamshala is known as the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh and home away from for the Tibetans. We are grateful to the government and the people of India and especially the government and the people of Himachal Pradesh for being an amiable host and for enabling Dharamshala to become the core of the Tibetan community in exile and now this hillside city is resident to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration.”
“We are also genuinely grateful to you for providing eternal support towards the struggle and movements for the cause of Tibet and hope the support to Tibet cause from both you and your people will continue in the future as well,” he wrote.
“Therefore, once again we would like to take this golden opportunity to congratulate you and wish you success in all your future endeavours.” Deputy Speaker concluded.
Vishal Nehria won the Dharamshala assembly seat in Himachal Pradesh defeating Independent candidate Rajesh Kumar by over 6700 votes.
-Filed by Tibetan Parliamentary Secretariat