[Reader-list] Sindh Observes a Day for Land Reforms & Peasants Rights

[Zulfiqar Shah]

Sindh Observes a Day for Land Reforms & Peasants Rights   
 
Hyderabad:  Rallies, marches and protest demonstration were organized in about 15 district headquarter of Sindh on the call given to by South Asia Partnership-Pakistan - Sindh Office to observe ‘Peasants Demand Day’ on October 16, 2007 to demand land reforms and peasant rights.
 
In this regard, a rally and protest demo was observed in Hyderabad by Joint Action Committee [JAC]. The rally, led by Zain Daudpota, Zulfiqar Shah, Punhal Saryo, Fateh Marri incepted from old campus area marched and culminated into a protest demonstration at Hyderabad Press Club. 
 
A large rally was organized in Mirpurkhas by Naujawan Sangat.  Mr. Ghulam Qadir of Pakistan Labor Party, Human right activists Rano Kanjimal and Wajid Leghari led the rally. In Matiari, Village Improvement and Social welfare Association held a protest demonstration out side Matryari press club.  In Dadu, Young Samaji Tanzeem organized a rally which started from Harri Markaz and culminated into a procession in front of the press club. A rally and procession was organized by POWA in Khairpur Mir’s. The rally was led by women activists Zarena Jalbani and Sughra Majeed. In Panu Aqil, Shah Latif Educational and Development Organization held a rally and protest demonstration that incepted from Eidgah Chowk and culminated at press club into a procession. In Larkana, a rally was organized by Ghazi Social Welfare Association attended by social and political activists, peasants and media persons. Hari leaders affiliated with different political parties led the
 march. 
 
Jago Development Society organized a rally in Badin. Mohammed Raza of Sindh Abadgar Forum and Ali Mohammed Rahoojo of Hari Tahreek were leading the rally. The rally was attended by lawyers, media persons and civil society activists. In Thatta, Village Development Organization organized a rally that marched various roads of the city and culminated into a procession at the press club. In Jacobabad Community Development Network Organization arranged a rally was participated by a large number of peasants, media person, NGO activists and Hari leaders. In Umarakot, a rally was organized by Sami Samaj Sujag Sangat. Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Khoso and Mir Hasin Areesar led the rally. In Shikarpur a rally was organized by Human Development Society. The rally started from Jahaz Chowk and culminated into a procession at Lakhidar. In Ghotki Village Development Organization hosted a rally which started from Dipel Chowk and culminated into the procession at Press Club. The
 protest demos were also organized in Sukkur and Nawabshah in front of the local Press Clubs. 
 
In the rallies, speakers demanded the legislation of a new peasants and agriculture workers law and carrying land reforms in Sindh. They also demanded political parties to include the agenda of land reforms and peasants rights into their election manifestoes. 
 
[This report is generated by synthesizing and précising the news published in daily Dawn, The Nation, Kawish, Ibrat, Koshis, Express, Khabren, Jurant and Awami Awaz of October 17, 2007]     
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Zulfiqar Shah
Provincial Coordinator
South Asia Partnership Pakistan
Sindh Office 
50, Muslim Housing Society,
Qasimabad, Hyderabad 71000
Ph # +92 22 2650243 – 4 
Fax# +92 22 2650241
Email: zulf at cyber.net.pk 
         pcsindh at sappk.org 
URL: www.sappk.org 
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