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- Lahore
- 5/8/05
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Joint Press Conference of World Punjabi Congress Chairman
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Fakhar Zaman and Ms.Sonia Raj Sood, Distinguished Indian
Lawyer
I welcome you to this press
conference of utmost historical importance. In 1925 the High Court
of Lahore in a murder case titled Bakhshish Singh V.State gave the
verdict that the dying declaration of the deceased is not
dependable because punjabi are prone to speak lies. This
irresponsible remark was naturally defamatory and derogatory for
the Whole Punjabi Community,
Now after 80 years, a
distinguished Lawyer of Indian Supreme Court Ms.Sonia Raj Sood has
dug up the case. She filed a petition in Delhi Supreme Court and
prayed that these irresponsible remarks of two British Judges
namely, Scott-Smith and Martineau-JJ be expunged. The court gave
the verdict that the remarks of Lahore High Court judges cannot be
said to be a considered opinion against particular community.
Ms.Sonia Sood started a signature
campaign and sent a petition to the Indian President for exerting
diplomatic pressure upon Britih Govt,for an apology Signatories
included prominent personalities like Kuldip Nayar, Kapil Dev and
others.
Now Ms. Sonia sood is in Pakistan
to present similar petition to president Musharraf to take
appropriate steps and exert pressure on British Govt for an open
apology to Punjabis. World Punjabi Congress is starting a
signature. Campaign today in this respect. Ms sood and World
Punjabi Congress is going to file a joint petition in the Lahore
Bench of Supreme Court because the case was heard here.
I request the respected
journalists and media persons to support us on this vital issue
and help us in removing the aspersions cast on we Punjabis by the
colonialists. We are sure you will kindly cover the Judicial
proceedings to the maximum. I thank you or my behalf and on behalf
of our distinguished guest Ms Sonia Sood.
Fakhar Zaman, Chairman, World Punjabi Congress |
