UK Parliament Celebrates Turban Awareness Day on March 27
UK Parliament Celebrates Turban Awareness Day on March 27
Taking a major move towards anti racism, the British Parliament celebrates Turban Awareness Day on March 27.
In one of the recent racist attack on a Sikh person in the UK, a man tried to remove the turban of the victim when he was trying to get a pass to enter the Parliament House to meet some politician.
Soon after this, the British Parliament decided to celebrate March 27 as Turban Day in order to let the British people know about the Sikh community. It was reported that all the MPs would wear turban during the celebration.
'The turban signifies a crown, its not only the crown, its based on equality. What the Guru's gave us is a casteless society. And not only that, a society where everybody is equal. So where the men could not wear the turban the women could too,' said one of the MP's at the awareness celebration.
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, first Turbaned MP in UK was also present at the celebration.
A manhunt was launched after the man was harassed outside the Parliament and just three days back a CCTV footage was released which shows Singh being approached by a man who shouted “Muslim go back” before attempting to remove his turban, said Scotland Yard, the police force in London.
Member of Sikh Council, UK Balwinder Kaur Saundh said “This is a very good initiative by UK parliament to raise profile of the Sikh turbaned man, to educate the ignorant that Sikh turban is not a Taliban related turban”.
She said Sikhs had fought both world wars along with British with turbans on and their loyalty to Britain was unquestionable. “As a Sikh it is good to be recognized and appreciated by the mother of all parliaments”.
-PTC News
