Zameer meets Buddhist delegation, assures help for community

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Minority Affairs Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday met a delegation of Buddhist monks and assured them of representation of the community in the Minorities Commission.

He also assured them that a community-run educational institution at Bylukuppe in Hunsur city in Mysuru district would be permitted to start a college and higher education. The minister said that he would hold discussions with the relevant minister to resolve the issue of students from the community getting caste certificates and election ID cards.

The delegation requested the minister for the allotment of a site for educational purposes in Mysuru from Mysuru Urban Development Authority, besides grants to Choddi Tashi Lumpo Cultural Society, which is working under the guidance of the Dalai Lama. The society has over 500 Buddhist monks and is working with the Bodh Gaya Centre in Bihar. Zameer also promised to provide funds for their endeavours.