London (Asian Independent)- 25 leading Punjabi and Indian diaspora representatives of charities, councillors’ faith and business leaders sent a joint letter to Indian High Commission extending their support for Indian farmers and raising concerns about polarisation in the UK
A group of 25 eminent Punjabi and Indian diaspora reps have written to the High Commissioner raising concerns about attempts to harm the image of hardworking Punjabi diaspora in the UK. For further details please refer to the attached letter.
In a joint statement Tejinder Sekhon, Director of Redsky Homes Group , President ICYE, senior Donnor of Conservative Party and Charan Kanwal Singh Sekhon, a councillor and chairman of an Anglo-Indian charity SEVA Trust UK said:
‘We firmly support stronger UK-India relations and for the past decades, we have been supporting positive initiatives by the Indian High Commission. We all are deeply concerned by the negative role of some sections of the Indian media and Indian Government supporting groups have played in the UK and India. Their sole objective appears to portray incorrect picture and damage image of the entire hard working Punjabi diaspora in the UK by labelling all as Khalistani separatists or Anti-India. True democracy is all about freedom to raise valid issues and the right to express opposition to Government decisions within the remit of democratic process. We strongly support farmer’s and labourer’s democratic right to protest peacefully in India and the Punjabi and Indian diaspora’s right to protest peacefully here in the UK to support our ‘Ann Datte’ that is the Mazdoor & Kisan. We appeal to Punjabi diaspora to be very vigilant and not allow any separatists or political party to propagate their own agendas, this is farmers & labourers protest for their rights and issues and shouldn’t be politicised, said the Sekhon duo.
The letter is signed by 25 reps including mayor & former mayors, councillors highlights the key concerns of Punjabi diaspora and appeal the High Commission to take swift action to stop any further polarisation in the UK.
