Lahore: Caretaker Information Minister Punjab Aamir Mir has said that the government will not put any obstacle in the organization of Aurat March.
According to Express News, the Punjab government knelt down in a single day on the issue of not allowing the organization of the Aurat March. He approached the Lahore High Court only yesterday.
Today, caretaker information minister of Punjab Aamir Mir has said that the caretaker government believes in personal freedoms and there will be no hindrance in holding women’s march on March 8, they will protect women and provide security for the march.
On the other hand, the preparations of the organizers of the women’s march are also going on. This year Aurat March will be held near Nasir Bagh in which leaders and activists of civil society, transgender community and NGOs active for women’s rights will participate.
Important demands have also come out from the organizers of Aurt March. The organizing committee of the Aurat March has demanded that all workers, whether they work in factories, farms or homes or are domestic workers as sanitation workers, should be given safe housing, quality education and affordability for themselves and their families. Adequate wages should be paid for access to health care.
“As a first step, we demand immediate implementation of minimum wage in all sectors and demand penalty under law for all elements who refuse it,” he said.
Awart March’s partner NGOs have also called for a reduction in military spending in the context of the country’s current situation, and as a first step, non-combat cuts to the military department such as golf clubs, There is lavish spending on gated housing schemes and the like that are wasting taxpayers’ money.
“We also demand a cut in extravagance and perks of bureaucrats and extraneous expenditure of civilian governments, especially in terms of unnecessary ministries and divisions at the federal and provincial levels,” he said. This money should be released to the public immediately, especially for the rehabilitation of flood affected families.
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