Dawa for India’s support in resolving Tibetan issueIndresh cautions people against inimical dangers faced by Himalayas
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 27: All India Samparakh Parmukh Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS), Indresh Kumar while cautioning the people against the inmical dangers which the Himalaya is facing at present, urged the China to hold dialogue with the exiled Tibetan people and grant an autonomous status to Tibet.
Addressing a function here, this afternoon organised by Himalayan Parivar in connection with observance of 2004 as year of Tibet, Mr Kumar said China has posed the great threat to the Himalaya after the annexation of Tibet in 1963.
He also demanded that the Kailash Mansarovar be declared as free zones of spiritualism as they existed prior to 1963 and the Yatra to these holy shrine be allowed without permit system.
Expressing his solidarity with the people of Tibet, he said since its invasion in 1963, China ruined the culture of Tibet on the name of development and as the saviors of human rights a great responsibility lies on our shoulders to save it.
He said the demography of Tibet is also a cause of concern for us due to the large scale of resettlement of Chinese in the country in last few decades. The preservation of Buddhist culture is important from both Indian as well as Tibetan point of view, he added.
He said the Himalaya which was once a zone of peace is the hub of terrorism and drug trafficking at present. China even does not consider Ladakh, Arunachal and Sikkim as parts of India and for restoration of complete peace in Himalayan Zone liberation of Tibet from China is must, he added.
He said India is the great believer of non violence but this should not be construed its weakness. Those who waged a proxy war against India in Kashmir have now realized that this was an exercise in futility and have come on negotiating table.
He expressed the hope that the people who have taken stand against the terrorism will stick to it in Kashmir Assam and Bhutan.
He said the Muslims living in India have to accept the truth and reality and not mingle the religion with the nationality.
Addressing the function Dawa Tsering MP in Tibetan Government in exile said it is high time for the Government of India to make a strong stand to resolve the issue of Tibet which will ultimately benefit India to secure its natural security and economy.
He said spiritually the Hindus and Buddhists of India and Tibetans should work together to free the holy land of Kailash Mansorvar, worshipped by both the communities.
He said today an Indian pilgrim has to pay Rs35,000 to visit these Shrines and when Tibet was independent, Indian pilgrims were free to have pilgrimage of Kailash Mansorvar as well as the Tibetans were free to have the yatra of Bodh Gaya.
He said Tibetan cause has always been associated with truth, non violence and pragmatism under the leadership of Dalai Lama.
He said the Tibetans are involved in struggle to ensure that China ends the present appealing human rights situation and improves the condition to the satisfaction of the Tibetan people.
He said the Tibetan Government in exile has taken all measures to create a conducive atmosphere for dialogue and "we have climbed down from our historical right to complete independence to genuine autonomy".
He said the main objective of this is that the entire Tibet be turned a Zone of Ahimsa (non violence) where man and nature can coexist in harmony.
The welcome address was made by Dr K C Agnihotri of Bharat Tibet Sahyog. The introductory lecture was made by Girish Juyal organising general secretary Himalayan Parivar.
Maj. Gen B N Dhar and Dr Umesh Joshi also addressed the function. The vote of thanks was proposed by Veena Handa and the programme was compered by regional organiser and core group member for Tibet Cause Ramesh Kashmiri.
The function started with the Vedic and Tibetan prayer and lighting of the traditional lamp.
