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Daily Telegraph
March 11, 2008 04:49am
Dharamsala (AFP) - INDIAN police overnight banned about 100 Tibetan exiles from going ahead with their plan to try to cross the border in a bid to reach their homeland.
“We have issued a restrain order to the marchers not to leave the Kangra district and if they violate the order then all necessary actions will be taken,” district police chief Atul Phuljile said.
Dharamshala town in the northern Indian district of Kangra is home to the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile.
Superintendent Phuljile said the order followed an advisory that he received from New Delhi to prevent the marchers from trying to reach the border.
The marchers set off to a tumultuous applause earlier today on a symbolic trek home as part of pro-independence protests ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
“This action is in clear violation of the understanding between the government of India and his holiness the Dalai Lama that there will be no anti-China political activities on Indian soil,” the advisory said.
The marchers, including 10 girls and some Tibetan leaders, were at a Buddhist monastery, some 15 kilometres from Dharamshala when police banned their trek.
Tibetan exiles in Dharamshala appeared stunned and their leaders went into a huddle over the surprise development.
Five Tibetan groups who organised the march had remained tight-lipped about the trek route because of India’s opposition to their anti-China campaign.
Indian police had suspected the marchers could break into tiny squads upon reaching the border, either with Nepal or China, and would try to sneak across the militarised mountainous frontiers undetected.
Today marks the 49th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s escape from Lhasa after a failed uprising against Chinese rule.
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dear brothers and sister,
i am very sad to read this statements thats “INDIAN police overnight banned about 100 Tibetan exiles from going ahead with their plan to try to cross the border in a bid to reach our homeland ” as being me concern i am always searching for websites about this movement so just want to say please never discourage , and our prayers are alwaz with u allll ……..so will soon process this march and boe gyal lo
Dear brothers and sisters i am here so happy that Now Tibet is breathing so much in every corner of this world.as me a student i always go to see websets and find news. Want to say What ever you all will face.Please never give up we are always behind you.We have everything that we can do.
Free Tibe!
dear all of you are so kind to our nation and that is so proud in our sociaty .we know you are not only even this time you all are every time gor tibet and tibetan .so here i am so happy to that proud .so i also hope to do good and have a nice .and once again FREE TIBET FREE TIBET
I think it’s about time that world should open their eyes and help Tibet.I think every tibetan should continue to fight for their rights and one day freedom will come.