GANGTOK, NOVEMBER 24: Sikkim Citizen Forum, a Gangtok based
social
organization has welcomed the foot rally taken out by the Tibetan
Youth Club of Gangtok.
The Forum’s President ThuckChuk Lachungpa today said that the self
immolations by the Tibetan protesters in Tibet are disturbing and
alarming.
“The atrocities against Tibetans is the Human Rights Violation and we
strongly condemned the of the Chinese Government’ said Lachungpa
He said that there should be condemnations from all sections of the
society on such act.
The Sikkim Citizen Forum has also decided to distribute refreshments
at Labarbotey, near Kalimpong as a part of the solidarity towards the
Tibetan movement.
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Peace won't come through mere UN resolutions: Dalai Lama
Varkala (Ker),Nov 24 (PTI) Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today asked the humanity to make the 21st century an era of peace but said peace would not fall from sky or by "nice resolutions" at the United Nations. Addressing the 'Message Proclamation of the 80th annual pilgrimage of the Sree Narayana Mutt' at Sivagiri here, the Dalai Lama said peace would not come just by resolutions passed by the United Nations but through compassion and understanding of the views and concerns of other individuals. "The new era has just begun and 88 years are more to come. So, here is an opportunity for us to to make the century a peaceful one, the Nobel Peace Laureate said. However, he said peace will not come just by the United Nations passing resolutions or will fall from the sky. One should overcome anger and hatred. "Actually, anger and hatred come on the basis of fear," he said. Whether between community, individuals or nations, trust can be built only through compassion, he said, adding, exploiting and bullying others should be avoided. Spiritual leaders said though 20th century saw development in the field of technology and science, it was an era of violence and bloodshed. Technology and science also brought destruction and fear, he said. Quoting historians, the Dalai Lama said 200 million people were killed in the last century in violence, war and civil wars. Even nuclear weapons were used against human life."It is terrible," he said. "The 20th century can be described as the century of violence and bloodshed. Even nuclear weapons were used against human beings. So, we have to make efforts to make this century a period of peace. There is an opportunity to make this century a peaceful one," he said. "The United Nations's nice resolutions will not bring peace. Compassion is the alternative source of happiness and universal religion', he said. The Dalai Lama said the 21st century is also a century of development especially in the field of technology but technology would not bring peace. He also denounced corruption growing in many parts of the world including India and said "corruption is also one form of violence." He said India's tradition of 'ahimsa' (non-violence) and secularism were very much relevant in the present-day world. Relationship between individuals and nations should be made only on the basis of trust, he added. PTI
organization has welcomed the foot rally taken out by the Tibetan
Youth Club of Gangtok.
The Forum’s President ThuckChuk Lachungpa today said that the self
immolations by the Tibetan protesters in Tibet are disturbing and
alarming.
“The atrocities against Tibetans is the Human Rights Violation and we
strongly condemned the of the Chinese Government’ said Lachungpa
He said that there should be condemnations from all sections of the
society on such act.
The Sikkim Citizen Forum has also decided to distribute refreshments
at Labarbotey, near Kalimpong as a part of the solidarity towards the
Tibetan movement.
GANGTOK, 21 Nov: ( Sikkim Now)The Tibetan Youth Club [TYC] and the 5,000 plus strong Tibetan community living in and around Gangtok will be undertaking a peace march from Chandmari here in Gangtok to Salugara in Siliguri, West Bengal starting 23 November, informs Chung Chung Bhutia [president, TYC], while speaking to the media-persons here today.
“We will begin the peace march on 23 November from here in Gangtok and the five-day march will end on 27 November when we reach Salugara”, he added. Around 150 people from the Tibetan community [young and old] will be participating in the peace march.
“We are holding this peace march to protest against the atrocities being carried out against the Tibetan people in Tibet and also to express solidarity with the people who have self-immolated themselves for the Tibetan cause,” he said and added that the situation in Tibet was going from bad to worse. There is no freedom of religion or education and above all no freedom of speech for the Tibetans in Tibet, said Mr Bhutia and added that there is gross violation of human rights as well.
Speaking further on the peace rally, he informed that the rally will also be joined by Tibetans from Ravangla, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Mirik and Kurseong. While the people from Ravangla will join the rally on 23 November, others will join along the way.
“We plan to cover around 20 to 25 kilometers in a day and will also be making halts during the nights. On the first day we will halt at the Water Garden at 32 Number, the second halt will be at Tarkhola, then at Rimbi, next at Sevoke before reaching Salugara,” he informed. He also stated that such peace rallies were also being organized in the other North East states.
He has further appealed to the people of Sikkim to come forward and support the peace rally and has also asked them to join them in the rally. This is the first time such a peace rally by the Tibetan community is being organized in the state, he added.
“During our march, we will be addressing the people we meet in the different towns and villages we cross in the way and also hand out pamphlets regarding our issues,” he stated. Then on 28 November, we plan to take out a mass procession from Salugara to the SDM’s office situated at Court More in Siliguri.
As on date [till November], a total of 78 people have self immolated themselves since 2009, 17 having set themselves on fire this November alone. In India there have been three deaths and four attempted self immolations till now.
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Peace won't come through mere UN resolutions: Dalai Lama
Varkala (Ker),Nov 24 (PTI) Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today asked the humanity to make the 21st century an era of peace but said peace would not fall from sky or by "nice resolutions" at the United Nations. Addressing the 'Message Proclamation of the 80th annual pilgrimage of the Sree Narayana Mutt' at Sivagiri here, the Dalai Lama said peace would not come just by resolutions passed by the United Nations but through compassion and understanding of the views and concerns of other individuals. "The new era has just begun and 88 years are more to come. So, here is an opportunity for us to to make the century a peaceful one, the Nobel Peace Laureate said. However, he said peace will not come just by the United Nations passing resolutions or will fall from the sky. One should overcome anger and hatred. "Actually, anger and hatred come on the basis of fear," he said. Whether between community, individuals or nations, trust can be built only through compassion, he said, adding, exploiting and bullying others should be avoided. Spiritual leaders said though 20th century saw development in the field of technology and science, it was an era of violence and bloodshed. Technology and science also brought destruction and fear, he said. Quoting historians, the Dalai Lama said 200 million people were killed in the last century in violence, war and civil wars. Even nuclear weapons were used against human life."It is terrible," he said. "The 20th century can be described as the century of violence and bloodshed. Even nuclear weapons were used against human beings. So, we have to make efforts to make this century a period of peace. There is an opportunity to make this century a peaceful one," he said. "The United Nations's nice resolutions will not bring peace. Compassion is the alternative source of happiness and universal religion', he said. The Dalai Lama said the 21st century is also a century of development especially in the field of technology but technology would not bring peace. He also denounced corruption growing in many parts of the world including India and said "corruption is also one form of violence." He said India's tradition of 'ahimsa' (non-violence) and secularism were very much relevant in the present-day world. Relationship between individuals and nations should be made only on the basis of trust, he added. PTI
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