Sikh Kirpan

‘Countless Sikh soldiers died for Britain’: Indian-origin Labor MP hits back at Rupert Lowe’s call to ban kirpan

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'Countless Sikh soldiers died for Britain': Indian-origin Labor MP hits back at Rupert Lowe's call to ban kirpan

Rupert Lowe (left) and Tanmanjit Singh Desi (right) Indian-origin Labor MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi has hit back at Renew Britain leader Rupert Lowe after he called for a ban on carrying the Sikh ceremonial kirpan in public places following the murder of Polish teenager Henry Nowak in the UK.Desi, a Labor MP and one of … Read more

‘No justice, no peace’: Protests erupt in UK after British-born Sikh Vikram Singh convicted of Henry Novak murder

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'No justice, no peace': Protests erupt in UK after British-born Sikh Vikram Singh convicted of Henry Novak murder

The conviction of British-born Sikh Vickrum Singh Digwa for the murder of 18-year-old Southampton University student Henry Nowak sparked street protests over the legal right of Sikhs to carry gram pans in public.Around 40 members of protest group Southampton Patriots gathered outside Southampton Central Police Station on Thursday to demand accountability for the police response … Read more