Hindu legislator quits in Pakistan, shifts to India

[EastWest]

ISLAMABAD: A Hindu member of the legislative assembly in Pakistan's Sindh province resigned from his seat after receiving threats and shifted to India, media reports said Saturday.

Ram Singh Sodho was elected a member of the Sindh assembly on a reserved seat for minorities on a Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) ticket in the 2008 general elections, Dunya TV reported.

Sodho received threats and shifted base to India, from where he sent his resignation to Sindh assembly speaker Nisar Ahmad Khoro, the report said.

The resignation has been accepted with immediate effect.

The PML-F is an ally of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in Sindh.

The law and order situation in Karachi, capital of the province, and other interior regions -- where the Hindu community is based in large numbers and its members are quite well off -- has been deteriorating for quite some time now.

Incidents of kidnapping for ransom of Hindu children have seen an alarming rise during the last few months, forcing many families to abandon their homes and shift to India or other countries.

Lakki Chand Garji, 82, who is the 'maharaja' of the Kali Mata Mandir in Kalat town in Balochistan province and considered to be one of Pakistan's most revered Hindu spiritual leaders, was kidnapped by a gang of armed men Dec 21 last year. He is yet to be rescued.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Hindu-legislator-quits-in-Pakistan-shifts-to-India/articleshow/7385657.cms

 

[Paan Singh]

yes,i heard a lot of cases of kidnapping in pakistani news channel in baluchistan etc,while several are killed and some of them are still to be returned back.

 

[LEGENDARY WARRIOR]

@EASTWEST

as the source is from Times of India it is biased. Focusing on the fact that Hindus are specially being targeted is a wrong concept. More Muslims die than Hindus in Karachi and I am sure that the threats he received has nothing to do with him being a Hindu. .

 

[Awesome]

Can't really talk about the accuracy of this report since it quotes him being in PML-F whereas he's from PML-Q

Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh

 

[SpArK]

alarming situation indeed!

 

[metro]

is there any pakistani source confirming this news ?

its a huge setback for Pakistan if this news is true.

 

[EastWest]

@EASTWEST

as the source is from Times of India it is biased. Focusing on the fact that Hindus are specially being targeted is a wrong concept. More Muslims die than Hindus in Karachi and I am sure that the threats he received has nothing to do with him being a Hindu. .

I understand u saying that TOI is a biased newspaper..bt if u see the topic it mentions..particularly about a pakistani legislator who happens to be a hindu fleeing to india..

either the ToI is reporting incorrect information...or this is a correct reporting...in that case..this is extreme.since a elected gov official has fleed to another country ..

 

[Awesome]

alarming situation indeed!

Not so much when a politician runs away... I believe there were cases against his family and charges of corruption... This may be a run for the hills with corruption money. He took an oath to lead the nation, this is a pretty pathetic way to call it quits.

 

[LEGENDARY WARRIOR]

- - All the target killings going on in Karachi is between political parties (involving PPP, MQM, ANP) and some other mafia groups, that is the main reason why government is not going for army operation because it involves their own men. . .

- - As PML-F is an ally of PPP, the Hindu member might have received threat from an opposing party. . .

 

[SpArK]

Not so much when a politician runs away... I believe there were cases against his family and charges of corruption... This may be a run for the hills with corruption money. He took an oath to lead the nation, this is a pretty pathetic way to call it quits.

i Got this news article.. but could nt understand much.. hope u help me with it.. it talks about corruption.

Arbab may flee | The Pakistani Spectator

its an old one has got his name in it..

 

[Awesome]

This is what I was talking about:

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

The opposition leader also alleged that Tharparker contractors Arbab Ghaffar, Arbab Taj Mohammad, Arbab Pir Bux and Guman Singh Sodho, son of Ram Singh Sodho who is maternal cousin of Arbab Ghulam Rahim, had amassed millions of rupees. He urged NAB to investigate the matter.

 

[SpArK]

This is what I was talking about:

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

So he has shifted to India, much better ground for corruption.. .. he is gonna face some tough competition here on that for sure!

 

[Awesome]

i Got this news article.. but could nt understand much.. hope u help me with it.. it talks about corruption.

Arbab may flee | The Pakistani Spectator

its an old one has got his name in it..

Same one, He is Arbab Rahim's cousin - I would like to understand what kind of Hindu is he to be a part of a Muslim guy's family that too a famous one.

Or was he just selected for the role to give him that reserved minority seat?

 

[LEGENDARY WARRIOR]

I understand u saying that TOI is a biased newspaper..bt if u see the topic it mentions..particularly about a pakistani legislator who happens to be a hindu fleeing to india..

either the ToI is reporting incorrect information...or this is a correct reporting...in that case..this is extreme.since a elected gov official has fleed to another country ..

oh hoo. . . you did not get my point. . I dont say that TOI always presents biased news and I dont say that because this news is from an indian newspaper, it is wrong. Just saying that newspaper is highlighting the fact that because he was Hindu, he received threats. . .

 

[Spring Onion]

After looting billions its an easy pretext to run away