04-16-2007, 07:26 AM
âBrahmins oppressing all communities in Indiaâ
Staff Report
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->LAHORE: All communities in India including Dalits (untouchables), Muslims and Christians face oppression by Brahmins, <b>Indian journalist VT Rajshekar said while delivering a lecture at the Punjab University (PU) on Sunday.</b>
The PU Teachersâ Front (TF) had organised the lecture. Senator SM Zafar was the chief guest.
Rajshekar said that the people of India were still suffering from the caste system and Brahmins had monopoly on the economy and the media in India. He said that Brahmans constituted only three percent of the population. He said that the social conditions in Pakistan were better than in India.
âMost of the Indian cities are big slums. The India government has issued false statistics about its progress,â he added. Rajshekar said that Bombay had the worldâs largest red light area. 80 percent of the prostitutes are untouchable and 10 percent Muslims.
âIndia has fought wars with all neighbouring countries including Nepal is 100 percent Hindu,â he added.
He said that the people of India loved Dr Ambedkar, who had struggled for the rights of the untouchable, more than Gandhi. âThere are more statues of Ambedkar in India than Gandhi,â he added. He said that Muhammad Ali Jinnah had left the All India Congress after realising that Brahmins dominated its policies.
Rajshekar said that People-to-people contact between Pakistan and India can bring about peace in South Asia.
Speaking on the occasion, SM Zafar said that governments of Pakistan and India spent large sums of money on armies instead of improving the education and health sectors. PU teachers, Prof Dr Miskeen Hijazi, Prof Shafiq Jalhandari, Prof Mujahid Mansoori, Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran were present on the occasion.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Staff Report
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->LAHORE: All communities in India including Dalits (untouchables), Muslims and Christians face oppression by Brahmins, <b>Indian journalist VT Rajshekar said while delivering a lecture at the Punjab University (PU) on Sunday.</b>
The PU Teachersâ Front (TF) had organised the lecture. Senator SM Zafar was the chief guest.
Rajshekar said that the people of India were still suffering from the caste system and Brahmins had monopoly on the economy and the media in India. He said that Brahmans constituted only three percent of the population. He said that the social conditions in Pakistan were better than in India.
âMost of the Indian cities are big slums. The India government has issued false statistics about its progress,â he added. Rajshekar said that Bombay had the worldâs largest red light area. 80 percent of the prostitutes are untouchable and 10 percent Muslims.
âIndia has fought wars with all neighbouring countries including Nepal is 100 percent Hindu,â he added.
He said that the people of India loved Dr Ambedkar, who had struggled for the rights of the untouchable, more than Gandhi. âThere are more statues of Ambedkar in India than Gandhi,â he added. He said that Muhammad Ali Jinnah had left the All India Congress after realising that Brahmins dominated its policies.
Rajshekar said that People-to-people contact between Pakistan and India can bring about peace in South Asia.
Speaking on the occasion, SM Zafar said that governments of Pakistan and India spent large sums of money on armies instead of improving the education and health sectors. PU teachers, Prof Dr Miskeen Hijazi, Prof Shafiq Jalhandari, Prof Mujahid Mansoori, Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran were present on the occasion.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->