Ladakhis condemn the Bodh Gaya Blast
Condemning the bombings at Bodhgaya in Bihar, Leh remain closed from 11.00am to 4.00pm today. A peaceful protest was started from Chowkhang Vihara and ended at Pologround. They also submitted a memorandum to DC asking for speedy investigation and to handover the temple management to Buddhist community.
Thousands of people participated in the rally including religious heads, Political Parties. They also demanded the Government of Bihar and the Government of India to ensure safety and security of the world heritage site in future so that no anti-social elements are allowed to carry out such cowardly act.
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Thanks Saya Kar Lu. Ladakh is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent.The largest town in Ladakh is Leh. It is one of the few remaining abodes of Buddhism in South Asia, including the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bhutan and Sri Lanka; a majority of Ladakhis are Tibetan Buddhists and the rest are mostly Shia Muslims. Leh is followed by Kargil as the second largest town in Ladakh. Some Ladakhi activists have in recent times called for Ladakh to be constituted as a union territory because of its religious and cultural differences with predominantly Muslim Kashmir.
ReplyDelete--Reactions of Leaders about Terrorist attacks at Bodh Gaya in India--
ReplyDeleteIndian President Pranab Mukherjee said the blasts were a "senseless act of violence targeting innocent pilgrims and monks who had gathered to worship at this temple dedicated to the great apostle of peace—Gautama Buddha".
Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh condemned the incident, saying "[o]ur composite culture and traditions teach us respect for all religions and such attacks on religious places will never be tolerated"
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was shocked by the news of the explosions, saying, "[i]t is with deep sadness that I condemn the explosions within the hallowed precincts of the most venerated and sacred Bodh Gaya shrine in Bihar in India. Undoubtedly, it is one of the holiest shrines highly respected and venerated not only by Buddhists throughout the world, but by all peace loving human beings"