The parliamentarians included Serta Tsultrim, Ven Geshe Gowo Lobsang Pende and Lobsang Thupten and sought the continued support of the Indian government in terms of grants and resettlement packages. In its letter, the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) stated, “Chinese authorities have been gathering DNA samples across Tibet by coercing people to give blood samples, or taking blood samples without…consent or justification, including (of) young children.”
The delegation called upon Indian lawmakers to “take the Tibetan issue with great urgency…as China continues to threaten the security of India with border clashes that keep happening now and then”.
According to the delegation, “Chinese government policies are forcing three out of every four Tibetan students into a vast network of colonial boarding schools, separating children as young as four from their parents. The schools function as sites for remoulding children into Chinese national loyal to the CCP.”
The letter appealed to “make the PRC leadership accountable to uphold the international law and treat Tibet as a matter of great international concern, not China’s internal affair.” As many as 157 Tibetan nationals from every sector of society have “set fire to themselves in protest against Chinese repressive policies that include political repression, cultural assimilation, population transfer, racial discrimination among others.” The delegation also highlighted massive environmental destruction due to exploitation of the Tibetan plateau.
Earlier, the delegation had called on Sujeet Kumar, All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum on Tibet’s Convenor and Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha (BJD), and gave him Tibet related documents and books. They updated the MPs, including Manoj Kumar Jha and Jayant Singh, about the ongoing Tibet advocacy campaign and urged their continued support for the cause of Tibet. They interacted on the issues faced by Tibetans in exile, the official added.
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