Tibetans stage fresh protest against Xi's visit across Delhi

New Delhi: Tibetan refugees on Thursday staged a protest in south Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan area against Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India, police said. [caption id=“attachment_1718193” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. AFP[/caption] “At least eight Tibetan protesters were detained as they were marching towards the Taj Palace Hotel where the Chinese president is staying,” said a police officer. Apart from protests at the Dhaula Khan area, scores of Tibetans staged a vociferous protest and clashed with police outside Hyderabad House, the venue for the bilateral talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The protesters reached Gate Number 3 of the building at around 11:45 am and started shouting anti-China slogans. The police tried to pacify them but they did not relent and eventually clashed with the police as they were stopped from approaching the gate. Some of the protesters were also detained by the police. On Wednesday, ten Tibetans were detained after they staged a protest outside Chinese Embassy here against the visit of the Chinese President. Xi, on a three-day visit to India, is scheduled to hold delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Hyderabad House later in the day. The Chinese president arrived in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Wednesday and flew to the national capital later the same evening. (With inputs from IANS and PTI)