US EditionArunachal CM Pema Khandu Bats for Bharat Ratna to Dalai Lama, Says China ‘Should Not Have Role’ in Succession
INDIA, JUL 7 – Over 80 Indian MPs have signed a petition urging the government to award the Bharat Ratna to the Dalai Lama and invite him to address Parliament, highlighting his peace advocacy and Tibetan rights.
- The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu, has expressed support for bestowing the Bharat Ratna on the Dalai Lama and plans to formally recommend this to the central government.
- This initiative follows a signature campaign by an all-party Indian parliamentary forum seeking the highest civilian award for the Dalai Lama and his address to a joint session of Parliament.
- Khandu highlighted that the institution of the Dalai Lama has existed for over six centuries, and noted that the Gaden Phodrang Trust will be solely responsible for identifying the next Dalai Lama once the present Dalai Lama is no longer alive.
- Khandu emphasized that China should not be involved in the matter, stating that the next Dalai Lama will be chosen from a free nation with a democratic system, and it will certainly not be China.
- Calls to honor the Dalai Lama with India’s highest civilian award and to invite him to speak in Parliament highlight the country's support for Tibet but may increase diplomatic friction with China.
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