New Delhi: Notwithstanding Chinese objection
to the Dalai Lama`s proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh, Chief
Minister Dorjee Khandu on Wednesday said the Tibetan spiritual leader
will be accorded the honour of `state guest` during his
week-long tour beginning November 7.
Khandu said the Dalai will be given all protocol,
including a tight security cover, when he arrives.
"He will be accorded with the honour of state guest. He
will visit Tawang, Itanagar and some other places," Khandu
said.
On the sidelines of the ASEAN-India and East Asia Summits
in Cha-Am Hua Hin, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had conveyed
to his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao that the Dalai Lama is
an "honoured guest" of India.
"I explained to Premier Wen that Dalai Lama is our
honoured guest and he is a religious leader," Singh had said.
China has protested the Dalai Lama`s planned visit to
Arunachal Pradesh. It accused the Dalai, who fled to India in
1949 after a failed uprising against the Communist rule, of
indulging in anti-China activities and trying to "split" Tibet
from the country.
Bureau Report
