Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur’s Medical Superintendent (MS) Aziz Ur Rehman has dismissed 183 Sanitary Workers specifically belonging to Christian & Hindu communities.
Bahawalpur the home of various ancient societies holds a
unique status in history books of subcontinent. Few days back a video of
protestors emerged on social media demanding justice and restoration of their
lost jobs as sanitary workers at Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur.
One of the protestors during an interview revealed that
Medical Superintendent Aziz Ur Rehman and Deputy Medical Superintendent (DMS) Aslam
has targeted and dismissed sanitary workers specifically belonging to Christian
and Hindu communities known as minorities and treated as 3rd class
citizen in Pakistan. A total of 183 sanitary workers including women are
jobless now due to this systematic discrimination as the 35 employees of the same
rank belonging to Muslim community jobs are secured and they are performing
their duties in the hospital.
According to protesters the main point of concern is that the Labor court’s
verdict is in favor of these 183 employees to be restored on their
jobs but MS. Aziz DMS. Aslam are not obeying
court orders as well. DMS. Aslam stance is even more harsh regarding this
situation as he told the protestors that;” even if they set themselves on fire
we won’t restore their jobs”.
This situation is a reality that reveals another example
of systematic discrimination that exists against Christian and other religious
minorities in Pakistan.
