Hindu legislator resigns in Pakistan
January 29th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANSIslamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) A Hindu member of the legislative assembly in Pakistan’s Sindh province has resigned from his seat after receiving security threats, 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 some security 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 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.
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