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Arunachal Pradesh gears up for Dalai Lama’s visit | Ahead of the much awaited visit of Tibetans’ spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Sunday, Arunachal Pradesh has geared up for His holiness’s welcome here. Indian
journalists have been allowed to cover the Nobel Laureate Dalai Lama’s visit in
the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh. However, the foreign journalists are
yet to be allowed. “We are yet to decide to give visas to foreign journalists,”
said MEA sources. Sunday’s visit will be Dalai Lama’s sixth visit to Arunachal
Pradesh. Tawang is perched at a height of 10,000 feet. Posters with pictures of
the Tibetan spiritual leader in a colour presentation and flags are all set to
greet visitors to the place, where Dalai Lama had landed in 1959 after his escape
from Tibet . Tight security arrangements have been put in place around the area,
located between - China and Myanmar , with the Tawang district administration
making all efforts to ensure a peaceful visit of the leader. China has raised
objection to Dalai Lama’s visit to Tawang area. Dalai Lama is scheduled to hold
discourses in the three centuries old Tawang monastery and at nearby Dirang from
November 9 to 12 and another at Bomdila before leaving for Itanagar. Last week,
Dalai Lama reportedly contended that he was travelling to Arunachal in connection
with teaching his beliefs. He also said that Tawang held great memories for him,
as this was his first stop 50 years ago when he was forced to flee Tibet . He
is scheduled to visit Tawang monastery to deliver spiritual discourse to his followers
at the invitation of local leaders and also dedicate a new hospital. To China
’s objection over Dalai Lama’s visit to Tawang , India made it clear that the
Tibetan leader was free to travel any part of India , but he was not allowed to
indulge in political activities. |
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