Sikh Federation UK, The new Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Tom Watson MP appeared on the leading political programme on a Sunday, the BBC Andrew Marr Show (Sunday 13 September) the day after he was elected.
At the Sikh Network meeting the new membership and revised structure for the APPG that was to be proposed was discussed. The two previous chairs of the APPG Rob Marris MP and Fabian Hamilton MP have met and discussed its future leadership, proposed structure and arrangements for re-registering the APPG.
The Sikh Manifesto has raised the profile of Sikhs and Sikh issues in the UK (and abroad) and been strongly supported by the Sikh community and candidates from all the political parties.
With just a few days to go before the General Election in the UK on 7 May the Sikh community has already made a huge impact based on direct written feedback received from candidates by the Sikh Federation (UK).
Many Sikhs are saying Labour has taken the Sikh vote for granted for far too long and the Labour leadership is holding back in making promises. With 20 days left over half of Sikh voters remain undecided in who they will back.
An update by the Sikh Federation UK says a hustings to engage Wolverhampton Politicians and Parliamentary candidates with the Sikh Manifesto will be held at the University of Wolverhampton (MC 001) on 16 April 2015.
The Sikh Manifesto has already achieved so much, not least increased awareness by Sikhs, non-Sikhs and politicians across the political spectrum of Sikh demands. The Conservative-led government and opposition politicians have already taken certain positive actions and made specific pledges with the Sikh vote in mind.
The Indian authorities, Sikhs in the UK and abroad who prop up the Indian state and Sikhs who to date have lacked the forethought to contribute and back the Sikh Manifesto just do not know how to respond to the huge impact it is having.
A press release by the Sikh Federation UK says [o]n 16 March the Times of India carried another article on the Sikh Manifesto. So-called liberal Sikhs have questioned the need for the manifesto to touch upon grooming and forced conversions.
Sikh organizations of UK recently released “The Sikh Manifesto 2015-2020“. The document is released ahead of general elections for the British parliament. It is considered to be first ...
Sikh organizations of UK recently released “The Sikh Manifesto 2015-2020“. The document is released ahead of general elections for the British parliament. It is considered to be first ...
Sikh organizations of UK recently released "The Sikh Manifesto 2015-2020". The document is released ahead of general elections for the British parliament. It is considered to be first document of it's kind by the Sikh diaspora in England. Sikh Siyasat News has decided to serialize this document for it's readers. Text below is verbatim reproduction of "SECTION 1" (titled: MORE EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION IN PARLIAMENT) part of the Sikh Manifesto (pp. 6 to 7 of the original document).
Sikh organizations of UK recently released "The Sikh Manifesto 2015-2020". The document is released ahead of general elections for the British parliament. It is considered to be first document of it's kind by the Sikh diaspora in England. Sikh Siyasat News has decided to serialize this document for it's readers. Read verbatim reproduction of "Introduction" part of the Sikh Manifesto.