CM Usman Buzdar ropes in Sumsam Bukhari as new info minister

LAHORE - Syed Sumsam Ali Bukhari has replaced Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan as the new information minister Punjab.

Samsam's appointment was confirmed by Chief Spokesperson of Chief Minister of Punjab, Dr Shahbaz Gill through a tweet on Tuesday.

https://twitter.com/SHABAZGIL/status/1102992026579156992

The development comes hours after the outspoken Fayazul Hasan Chohan was asked to resign by Chief Minister Usman Buzdar for his derogatory remarks at a press conference about the Hindu community.

Earlier, a video of Chohan 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 Ali’s bravery, and flag of Hazrat Umar’s valour. You don’t have that flag; it isn’t in your hands,” Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan had said to the utter surprise of the community living in Pakistan.

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/punjab-cm-asks-fayyaz-ul-hassan-chohan-to-resign-over-remarks-against-hindus/

“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 and invited backlash from all walks of life.

These remarks were condemned by senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members as well as a large section of society that displayed its displeasure on social media and demanded his resignation.

Samsam Bokhari had joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in July 2015 after leaving Pakistan Peoples Party. He belongs to Okara city - some 120 Kms off Lahore.