Fwd: Press Conf: India-Pakistan Peace Yatra, "Aman ke Badhte Qadam", 27th July, 4-5pm Marathi Patrakar

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From: Feroze Mithiborwala <feroze.moses777@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:47 PM
Subject: Press Conf: India-Pakistan Peace Yatra, "Aman ke Badhte Qadam", 27th July, 4-5pm Marathi Patrakar

India-Pakistan Peace Caravan

 

"Aman ke Badhte Qadam"

PRESS CONFERENCE

Tuesday 27th July, - from 4-5pm

Marathi Patrakar, CST, Mumbai

5-6 pm. Candle lighting programmme & Peace Oath at Gateway of India.

 

The Peace Caravan will start simultaneously at Mumbai and Karachi and reach Wagah-Atari border on 13th August, 2010 .

Speakers:

Karamat Ali: (Trade Unionist, Executive Director of Pakistan Institute for Labour

Education & Research)

 

Mahesh Bhatt: (Film-maker & committed Human Rights activist)

 

Asghar Ali Engineer: (Islamic Scholar & doyen of the Secular Movement)

 

& Sandeep Pandey: (Peace Activist & Magsaysay Award Winner) 

Undoubtedly détente between India & Pakistan is the key to sustained peace in

the entire region. Yet for more than 6 decades, peace has been an elusive reality. The

masses across the divide are the main victims of this discord & thus it is the People of

the two countries that will have to urge the governments for a comprehensive &

conclusive dialogue. It is in this context that we have organized the peace yatra, that

will traverse the length of this country & reach out to the students & masses.

The speakers, who are committed to the cause of peace between India & Pakistan,

will also hold forth on the prospects for a meaningful dialogue between the two countries

& the path that lies ahead.

The yatra will be flagged off from Mani Bhawan, the abode of Mahatma Gandhi on July 27 at 10am. The Deputy CM, Shri Chagan Bhujpal, Prof. R. Velukar (VC Mumbai University), Retd Justice Dr. C. S. Dharamadhikari, Shri Tushar Gandhi, Prof. P. Pabrekar (NSS, State Liasion officer) & Prof. M. Nile (Dir. Student Welfare, Mumbai University) will be present. We have also invited the heads of the various religions as well as students, who will gather in large numbers along the entire course of the yatra.

A detailed programme of the yatra in Mumbai has also been provided.

Do kindly assign your reporter & photographer to cover the proceedings.

Thanking You,

Yours Truly,

Varsha V V, Feroze Mithiborwala, Kishore Jagtap & Sheikh Muhammad Hussein.

(Mumbai Organizing Committee)

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