Demand raised for bill on minority rights

Amritsar | Tuesday | 26th March, 2019

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He informed that Pakistan's Hindu and various human right activists had been holding protests agains the forced abduction and conversion of Hindu girls in various cities of Pakistan since the abduction of Reena and Raveena. "The issue has at least been internationalised with Indian minister of external affairs Sushma Swaraj reacting to TOI's report on abduction and forced conversions of two Hindu girls in Sindh," said Dhanja. He said he had also appealed to all political parties, civil society activists and member of minority community to cooperate for mounting pressure on Sindh government for reconsideration of Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill. "The Bill was unanimously passed in November 2016 but the then governor refused to give his assent to the Bill , since then the situation is getting worse with each passing day".He said he would again present the amended version of the Bill in Sindh assembly session. "There is enormous tension among Hindu's of Sindh following six incident of abduction and forced conversion of girls in past 35 days," said Nand Kumar.President of Pakistan Hindu Sewa Welfare Trust Sanjash Dhanja informed that besides Reena and Ravina, four more girls including Lakshmi, Sonia, Anshu, Komal and Sonia were abducted and forcibly converted to Islam in past 35 days in Sindh province alone..