Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday warmly showed his gratitude to Nawaz Sharif, president of Pakistan Muslim league-N and Prime Minister in waiting for nominating Ramesh Singh Arora, the first Sikh as member of Pakistan Provincial Assembly.
Bajwa, in a statement, complimented Arora on his nomination by the ruling party in Pakistan.
“Sharif has made a great goodwill gesture towards Sikh community and it will go a long way to create harmonious relations between India and Pakistan,” he added.
He said that people of Punjab in particular were grateful to Sharif for giving equal opportunity to a member of minority community.
He said that Arora, based in Islamabad, was a social activist and member of Minority Commission of Pakistan linked with number of NGOs.
Ramesh Singh Arora is at present the CEO of MOJAZ foundation, a not-for profit organization to serve the vulnerable and underserved segment of the country.