India, Dec. 11 -- In a landmark vote, a committee of the House of Commons in Canada has unanimously agreed to delink the sacred swastika from the Nazi hate symbol, the Hakenkreuz.

While deliberating on amendments to Bill C-9, the anti-hate legislation proposed by the government, members of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights unanimously voted on Tuesday to remove any reference to the swastika. The original version of the bill sought a ban on displaying hate symbols, such as "the Nazi Hakenkreuz, also known as the Nazi swastika, or the Nazi double Sig-Rune, also known as the SS bolts". The amendment was moved by Liberal Party MP Anthony Housefather after concerns were raised by Indo-Canadian community groups over use of suc...