Addressing the inaugural session, President Dr Lobsang Sangay explained about the inception of the Five-Fifty vision of the CTA which he said was formed after much discussion and debate within the members of
Kashag following the Dalai Lama's devolvement of his political role in 2011.
March 26: At the instruction of the
Kashag, Takla Phuntsok Tashi approached the Chinese ambassador in New Delhi, Li Qinen, to request the Chinese government to allow another Tibetan fact-finding delegation, led by Gyalo Thondup, to visit Tibet, stating that Xi Zhongxun told the Tibetan exploratory team who visited Beijing in 1984 that the Chinese government would welcome Gyalo Thondup if he visited China.
However, the present Dalai Lama insists today that politically speaking, the control of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile is in the hands of a democratically elected prime minister and
Kashag (Tibetan Cabinet).
If the Dalai Lama's steps down, the political head of the government would be the
Kashag, the PM or the head of the cabinet.
In 1974, following serious discussions with my
Kashag (cabinet), as well as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the then Assembly of the Tibetan People's Deputies, we decided to find a Middle Way that would seek not to separate Tibet from China, but would facilitate the peaceful development of Tibet.
"Points of the
Kashag's Statement Concerning Dolgyal." The Government of Tibet in Exile.
Summary: Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): A six-member US Congressional delegation on Saturday visited the
Kashag Secretariat of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) here and assured necessary support to the Tibetans for preserving their religion and culture.
As a political practice this is completely new." As Kalon Tripa Lobsang Sangay recently reiterated that the
Kashag discourage Tibetans inside Tibet from taking extreme measures.
The celebrations were held at the
Kashag Secretariat in Gangchen Kyishong.
If there were serious or important cases, the
Kashag (Cabinet of Ministers) would summon the two magistrates (mi dpon) and give them appropriate instructions on how to deal with the matter.
One of the most important functions performed by the first session of the 16th Tibetan Parliament was the approval to the Kalons (Ministers) nominated by Sikyong (Political leader/ PM) Lobsang Sangay for his
Kashag.
