The Lahore Declaration
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A declaration committee was formed headed by Fakhar Zaman Chairman World Punjabi Congress with members including Dr. Deepak Manmohan Singh President Indian chapter WPC, Mr. Sehajpreet Singh Mangat and Prof. Gurbhajan Singh Gill. |
The following declaration was issued on the last
day of the conference;
1. Punjabi should be a language of education in all government and private schools of Punjab starting from Primary class.
2. Punjabi should be a compulsory subject from Prep to Graduation level of education in Punjab.
3. Division of Province of Punjab is not acceptable under any circumstances since it will only compromise the unity and strength of the country hence the unity of Punjab is imperative.
4. Every year 14th March should be celebrated as Punjab Cultural day on government level and all government organizations and institutes must ensure that their officials wear traditional Punjabi clothes and promote Punjabi language in office.
5. Punjabi language must be recognized as official government language in Punjab.
6. All languages spoken in Pakistan including
Sindhi, Balochi, Pashtu and Punjabi should be recognized as National languages
of Pakistan.
7. All government officials in Punjab should speak Punjabi language in offices and those officials who arrive in Punjab from other countries or provinces should be encouraged & trained to speak Punjabi.
8. The cities, streets, roads, colonies and markets in Punjab should be named after renowned Punjabi heroes, Sufi poets, Punjabi writers, intellectuals and artists.
9. More than ten thousand Punjabi teachers, professors must be enlisted for teaching Punjabi in schools and colleges across Punjab.
10. Government must support and provide grants to Punjabi organizations, Punjabi newspapers and magazines.
11. Punjabi M.A, M.Phil & Phd must be granted jobs in other government departments as well apart from education department.
12. Pakistan & Indian governments must liberalize the visa policies and should make the visa process convenient for Poets, Writers, intellectuals and scholars.
World Punjabi Congress
Lahore, Pakistan.
Report
by : Ali Imran Chattha, Special Reporter, Lahore (International Desk)