By Bijender Sharma
DHARMSHALA March 21---Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi today met Tibetan spiritual leader, Hius Holiness the Dalai Lama. Ms.Pelosi, was given a rousing welcome at the main temple complex in Mclodganj in Dharmshala.Thousands of Tibetan monks nuns and others greeted US House speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday as she made a visit to see the Dalai Lama.She was accompanied by nine US Congressmen. China, which has voiced its opposition to her meeting with the Dalai Lama, is understood to be closely watching her trip to Dharamshala.Pelosi was instrumental in the US' decision last year to confer the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Medal, a top US civilian honour. The US Speaker arrived here this morning in this hill town of northeren india.This town, which is home to many Tibetans living in exile, has been witnessing sproadic anti-China protests for the past week since Bejing began the crackdown against pro-independence demonstrators in Lhasa. Tibetan monks have been taking out protests marches from the town square to the main Buddha temple shouting anti-China slogan several times during the day.As the sun sets on the town, Tibetans turnout in large numbers for a candle-light vigil. Several others are on a hunger strike outside the temple.The town is all plastered with photographs of Tibetans tortured allegedly in Chinese jails. Tibetan flags dot the townscape with 'Free Tibet' slogans on walls everywhere.