His remarks came soon after the Nobel Committee announced the award
The Bachpan Bachao Andolan founder said he personally knew Yousafzai and would tell her to carry forward the "struggle" as it was "very important" that children in both India and Pakistan are born and live in peace. (Photo: PTI)
New Delhi: Elated at receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, child rights crusader Kailash Satyarthi said he will ask Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, with whom he shares the award, to join him in the fight against exploitation of children.
The Bachpan Bachao Andolan founder said he personally knew Yousafzai and would tell her to carry forward the “struggle” as it was "very important" that children in both India and Pakistan are born and live in peace.
His remarks came soon after the Nobel Committee announced the award, saying it “regards it as an important point for a Hindu and a Muslim, an Indian and a Pakistani, to join in a common struggle for education and against extremism” in what is being seen as a symbolic move to nudge towards peace two countries that have been mired in hostilities for decades and have traded heavy fire across the border in recent days.
“I know her (Malala) personally. I will ask her that besides our fight for child rights and education for children, particularly for girls,we have to go a step further and work for peace in our subcontinent,” he said.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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