Advocate Veerji Kolhi
Convenor
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
President
Progressive Hindu Alliance
*****IUFE UPDATE*****
WE WILL PROTEST AND MAKE THIS PUBLIC!
JUSTICE WILL COME FOR THIS SHAMEFUL OFFENSE AGAINST THE HINDU COMMUNITIES OF SINDH!
"When a person fails to get justice from the Court of Law, then he becomes rebel and disobedient of law. Today our Constitution Petition No: D-639 of 2014 was fixed for its hearing before the High Court of Sindh, Circuit Bench, Hyderabad, at Serial No: 194, but due to the rush of cases our petition could not reach at its number, and when we requested for next date of hearing, then the learned justice refused to give date. On the other side the mass-production and selling of the sacred word “OM” written slippers and shoes are going on in the open market. Now the followers of Hindu Dharam have compelled to come out on the roads for protest against such defamatory and derogatory act of the Easy Feet Shoes Factory of Lahore..."
In the wake of the High Court of Sindh's refusal to give a new date for this case it should be made very well known that we will not stop here or accept this verdict. This verdict is a clear indication that though the justice system in Pakistan claims to address issues of Blasphemy it must be clearly noted that it only applies to ISLAM regardless of their claims to the contrary! LET THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH BE ADVISED! THIS WILL GO PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE NOTIFIED! YOU CANNOT HAVE A DOUBLE STANDARD! IF YOU CLAIM THAT BLASPHEMY IS A CRIME THEN YOU MUST TAKE NOTICE OF THE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF BLASPHEMY PERPETRATED AGAINST NON MUSLIMS AN RENDER PROPER JUSTICE! IT IS WRONG TO MAKE FALSE CLAIMS AGAINST OTHERS AND COMMIT THE SAME CRIME WHICH YOU FIND SO OFFENSIVE YOURSELF! IUFE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT THIS ENORMOUS BREACH OF JUSTICE UNTIL WE RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE FROM THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AND A NEW DATE FOR THIS CASE IS ISSUED!
ZEMIRA ELI NATAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL UNITY FOR FREEDOM AND EQUALITY
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| Zemira Eli Natan Executive Director International Unity for Freedom and Equality -----IUFE UPDATE----- Advocate Veerji Kolhi has filed a second notice on this case through the Honorable High Court in Hyderabad
THE GOVERNMENTS OF SINDH, PAKISTAN AND PUNJAB ARE REQUESTED TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE FORTHWITH! IT IS A DUBIOUS NOTION TO ASSUME THAT PLAYING WITH THE SENTIMENTS OF HINDUS WILL BE MET WITH NO ACTION. IF THERE IS NO RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE, ACTION WILL BE TAKEN TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL THIS CASE HAS BEEN SHARED WIDELY AND AT AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. IT WILL SURELY BE PUBLICIZED WIDELY! LACK OF RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE SHOWS A LACK OF COMMITMENT TO UPHOLD THE POLICIES YOU DEMAND UPON THE MINORITIES IN YOUR SOCIETY. THERE CANNOT BE A DOUBLE STANDARD. YOU MUST ACT ON BEHALF OF ALL CITIZENS WITHIN YOUR SOCIETY, ORTHERWISE YOU ARE MAKING A STATEMENT TO THE WORLD THAT YOU ARE PRACTICING APARTHEID. ALL SAID GOVERNMENTS MENTIONED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE REQUIRED TO RESPOND!
 Second Notice Filed! Photo Courtesy of Advocate Veerji Kolhi  A True Leader Speaks for the Rights of All Humanity Photo Courtesy of Advocate Veerji Kolhi |
Veerji Kolhi …… v/s……….. Government of Pakistan & Other
Constitutional Petition No. 693/2004
Filed on Date: March 18th 2014 In Honorable le High Court Hyderabad
First Notice Issued by high Court on same date to Government of Pakistan, Government of Sindh, Government of Punjab and Factory Owner
Second Hearing was on 29th April 2014, None of the defendants have responded to this notice. That is why the Honorable High Court has issued this second notice through District and Session judge Lahore
As a Human Rights Activist, as a citizen of Pakistan, as a Hindu and as a petitioner I request to the Government of Pakistan to please stop playing with our feelings. and respond properly as per law.
The Government of Pakistan is hereby requested to take legal action against the factory owner according law and respond on next date 15th may 2014 in Honorable High Court Hyderabad."
-----Advocate Veerji Kolhi-----
It seems there is a double standard in the law with regard to disturbing the sentiments of Hindus by placing the symbol OM on shoes. The Pakistani government upheld that it was wrong for the Hindu community to write any form of the name of Allah during the Festival of Colors known as Holi at the time of the temple destruction in Larkana, even though we all know that what was written had nothing to do with Allah. Now, A shoe factory owner thinks it is acceptable for his factory to print the symbol of OM which represents the Primordial permeation and life force of the Universe. This symbol which also represents the Supreme god according to Hinduism, was placed on shoes where people will purchase them and walk on dirt roads. Needless to say, this is a deplorable act of offense against the Hindu communities of Pakistan. It was deliberate, insensitive and was done without regard to the feelings of those who are often targeted for making one suggestion of or action concerning the name of Allah. The government of Punjab is allowing a double standard when it come s to Hindus yet allowing Muslims to commit these acts without justice. In this case a real offense has occurred. What does that say about Pakistani society when it claims to uphold reverence for G-d? There cannot be a double standard! If there is a law that upholds the sacredness of G-d , where the punishment is extreme in many cases, then the same should apply to everyone living within the society. People approach G-d in different ways yet we are praying to and holding reverent the same
G-d regardless of religion. If we truly believe that , then there cannot be a double standard! The Law must be upheld for everyone otherwise the law that addresses these issues is pointless and in need of revising. Advocate Veerji Kolhi has filed this case through the sessions court in Lahore. He will not stop there if there is no response from the Government of Punjab with regard to this incident. This incident will not be forgotten. The shoes must no longer be produced and a formal apology must be made to the Hindu communities for this abhorrent offense.Attacks such as this against minorities must end! Justice prevails in all cases. It will prevail in this case as well because we know know we are right! IUFE requests that the Government of Punjab respond appropriately and hold the shoe factory responsible for this offense against the Hindu Communities! Production of these shoes must stop!
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Advocate Veerji Kolhi prepares to file case in Sessions Court Lahore
Photo Courtesy of Advocate Veerji Kolhi
"Today there was hearing of petition filed by me in the case of Blasphemy done by a Lahore based factory which insulted the religious sentiments of Hindus by writing OM on shoes Pakistan & Sindh Government did not submit any answer. Response in the Honorable Court summoned Punjab Government to appear in Sessions Court Lahore on 15th May 2014"
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| Lahore Shoe Factory making and selling shoes with OM Printed on them Photo Courtesy of Advocate Veerji Kolhi |
Advocate Veerji Kolhi
Convenor
Human Rights Commission Pakistan
President Progressive Hindu Alliance
Zemira Eli Natan
Executive Director
International Unity for Freedom and Equality
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