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Pakistan: Rally held to demand Punjabi as official language
Lahore, Pakistan: Punjab Lok Sangat and other organisations recently held a rally in Punjab province of Pakistan to mark International Mother Language Day when they demanded the government to make Punjabi a compulsory subject from class one to bachelors level.
The rally, which was about an hour or so late from its scheduled time of 2pm as the participants could not gather in time, was taken out from Lahore Press Club to PIA Office, Egerton Road, reports The Dawn.
All Pakistan Trade Union Federation, Pakistan Workers Confederation, Muttahida Labour Federation, Awami Workers Party, Mazdoor Kisan Party, Pakistan Mazdoor Mahaz, Alam Bibi Trust, Punjab Professors and Lecturer Association, Punjab Teachers Union, PHA Workers Union, Christian True Spirit Centre for Social Justice, South Asia Partnership Pakistan, Trinjan Theatre group and others participated in the rally, reports the Pak newspaper.
The participants were seen chanting slogans like Sada Haq Aithay Rakh,Chan Punjabi Dhol Punjabi Bol Punjabi Bol Punjabi in support of the promotion of the language.
The demonstrators were seen wearing turbans and holding red flags mostly of Mazdoor Kisan Party.
The rally passed a resolution demanding that Punjabi language should be taught from primary to BA level as a compulsory subject, reports Dawn News.
Speaking on the occasion, Punjab Lok Sangat Convener Amjad Saleem said not only labourers were being exploited but also their language.
He said Punjab had 62,000 schools and there would be ample job opportunities for Punjabi language teachers if it was made a compulsory subject.
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