Karachi students form human chain outside temple to protect Hindus celebrating Holi
National Student Federation form a human shield outside Swami Narayan Temple, Light House in Karachi
PHOTO: NATIONAL STUDENTS FEDERATION SINDH
KARACHI:
A day after Sindh University students from the Hindu community were stopped for celebrating Holi, the National Student Federation displayed a heart-rending gesture to show solidarity with the minority community.
The student organisation formed a human shield outside Swami Narayan Temple, Light House, in Karachi as people celebrate Holi at the grand temple.
"If the State cannot provide protection to minority communities, the public has to take a stand," Central Organiser NSF Khurram Ali told The Express Tribune.
Amid increasing cases of violence and lack of security against their community, many Hindu families from Balochistan and Sindh have decided to migrate to India.
Read: Persecution forces 60 Hindu families to migrate to India
"Previously, members of minority communities used to come out and protest alone but with so much intolerance in society, the general public needs to join minority communities," Khurram said.
"This way, all religious groups will stand united and show their dissent against the state."
Earlier, a bunch of students at the Sindh University (SU) were manhandled by private security guards after some teachers complained they were creating nuisance on the premises.
According to associate professor and philosophy department chairperson Amar Sindhu, a couple of students came to her and complained that they have been roughed up. One of the boys had his shirt torn, she said.
Initially under the impression that the students were stopped from celebrating Holi, Sindhu called up the varsity’s security chief Ghulam Nabi Kaka. “He told me that they [guards] received a complaint from some teachers of the arts faculty that a few boys are creating nuisance in the faculty’s garden,” she told The Express Tribune. “He added that the guards went there to control the situation.”
Read: On varsity premises: Students manhandled as guards try to avoid clash
Holi, the festival of colours, is a riotous celebration of the coming of spring and falls on the day after full moon annually in March. Revellers spray coloured powder and water on each other with great gusto, whilst adults extend the hand of peace.
Here are some pictures of Holi being celebrated in different parts of the country:
Hindus celebrate the Holi festival at Swami Laxmi Narayan Temple in Karachi. PHOTO: YUSRA SALIM/EXPRESS
Swami Narayan Temple in Karachi. PHOTO: YUSRA SALIM/EXPRESS
A day after Sindh University students from the Hindu community were stopped for celebrating Holi, the National Student Federation displayed a heart-rending gesture to show solidarity with the minority community.
The student organisation formed a human shield outside Swami Narayan Temple, Light House, in Karachi as people celebrate Holi at the grand temple.
PHOTO: NSF
"If the State cannot provide protection to minority communities, the public has to take a stand," Central Organiser NSF Khurram Ali told The Express Tribune.
Amid increasing cases of violence and lack of security against their community, many Hindu families from Balochistan and Sindh have decided to migrate to India.
Read: Persecution forces 60 Hindu families to migrate to India
"Previously, members of minority communities used to come out and protest alone but with so much intolerance in society, the general public needs to join minority communities," Khurram said.
PHOTO: NSF
"This way, all religious groups will stand united and show their dissent against the state."
PHOTO: NSF
Earlier, a bunch of students at the Sindh University (SU) were manhandled by private security guards after some teachers complained they were creating nuisance on the premises.
According to associate professor and philosophy department chairperson Amar Sindhu, a couple of students came to her and complained that they have been roughed up. One of the boys had his shirt torn, she said.
Initially under the impression that the students were stopped from celebrating Holi, Sindhu called up the varsity’s security chief Ghulam Nabi Kaka. “He told me that they [guards] received a complaint from some teachers of the arts faculty that a few boys are creating nuisance in the faculty’s garden,” she told The Express Tribune. “He added that the guards went there to control the situation.”
Read: On varsity premises: Students manhandled as guards try to avoid clash
Holi, the festival of colours, is a riotous celebration of the coming of spring and falls on the day after full moon annually in March. Revellers spray coloured powder and water on each other with great gusto, whilst adults extend the hand of peace.
Here are some pictures of Holi being celebrated in different parts of the country:
Hindus celebrate the Holi festival at Swami Laxmi Narayan Temple in Karachi. PHOTO: YUSRA SALIM/EXPRESS
Swami Narayan Temple in Karachi. PHOTO: YUSRA SALIM/EXPRESS