Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan was removed for making derogatory remarks against the Hindu community.
Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 6th March, 2019) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Samsam Bukhari has taken oath as the Punjab information minister.
Punjab Governor Mohammad Sarwar administered oath to him at Governor House, Lahore on Wednesday.
Having long career in politics, Samsam is considered a moderate person against his predecessor Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan who received much criticism on different occasions over his controversial remarks.
Hailing from Okara, Samsam was elected MPA from a Sahiwal constituency in by-poll held in October 2018. He lost his home seat in the general elections against a PML-N candidate.
Samsam had joined the PTI after leaving PPP in 2015. He earlier served as state minister for information in PPP’s 2008-13 tenure.
Samsam held a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar at CM Secretariat on Tuesday before he was given the key responsibility.
Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan was removed for making derogatory remarks against the Hindu community.
The outspoken minister had often been a target of criticism over his certain remarks and this time it was upon his remarks against the Hindus.
A video of the minister had surfaced where he referred to the Hindus as "cow urine-drinking people".
"We are Muslims and we have a flag, the flag of Maula Alia's bravery, and flag of Hazrat Umara's valour. You don't have that flag; it isn't in your hands," Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan had said.
"Don't operate under the delusion that you are seven times better than us. What we have, you can't have, you idol-worshippers," he said in a video that went viral on the social media.
These remarks were met with harsh criticism as nobody is ready to tolerate such remarks against any religious minority in Pakistan.
