The decision was taken in a meeting held by provincial minister Abdul Aleem Khan on Wednesday.
Lahore (Pakistan Point News – 23rd January, 2018) The Punjab government has decided not to celebrate Basant in Lahore.
A detailed reply in this regard will be submitted in the Lahore High Court (LHC) tomorrow.
The decision was taken in a meeting held by provincial minister Abdul Aleem Khan on Wednesday.
Aleem Khan said that it requires at least three to four months to make necessary arrangements for Basant to be celebrated.
The Punjab government had earlier announced to allow celebrating Basant in Lahore in February.
Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan gave this good news to the citizens of Lahore. The minister said that Basant will be celebrated in Lahore in the second week of February. The Lahoris will celebrate their historic festival after a gap of ten years.
Basant is a social and cultural event which was enriched in the cultural history of the subcontinent. Basant creates enormous economic activity and is a source of promoting tourism. The decision had already got the Lahoris excited.
However, the protection of human life is an important aspect to ponder for the government before allowing Basant festivities.
The Punjab government’s decision to celebrate Basant was challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC). Advocate Safdar Shaheen filed a petition in the LHC against Punjab government’s decision to celebrate Basant.
The petitioner adopted that Basant has become a bloody festival, causing grave loss of human lives. Therefore, the bloody festival should not be supported again and Punjab government be barred from celebrating it.
