Exile Tibetans gear up for voting day despite Covid-19 threat Share on twitter
Staffs of the regional Election Commission in Dharamshala removing camapign posters from the streets on Dec. 31, 2020 (Phayul photo by Kunsang Gashon)
By Tenzin Dharpo
DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 31: Despite the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, polling stations around the world are gearing up for the 2021 Tibetan general elections in preparation for the January 3 voting day.
Here in India, the largest base of the exile Tibetan set up, the regional Election Commission staffs were seen taking down campaign posters and materials from public spaces in line with the electoral rule that mandates halt on all campaign efforts by candidates of both the Presidential and Parliamentary elections.