🚨I am launching my petition to secure more funding for
#SEND
students in Harrow.
#SupportOurSchools
🏫This would support hardworking teachers & ensure every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
👇Sign my petition via the link below
I was pleased to meet friends & media at the showing of
#TheKashmirFiles
last Sunday. This film needs to be shown widely to counter the false narrative on
#JammuAndKashmir
& highlight the genocide of the
#KashmiriPandits
Today we remember the murder of the young
#Indian
diplomat
#RavindraHareshwarMhatre
who was kidnapped on 3rd February 1984 in Birmingham by
#JKLF
. They demanded a ransom of £1 million & he was then murdered on 6th February 1984.
#RIP
#OmShantiOm
To all constituents celebrating
#Janmashtami
, may your heart and home be filled with happiness, peace & prosperity as we celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna.
🛕Constituents have raised concerns surrounding the BBC's biased reporting of the
#RamMandir
temple.
🇬🇧🤝🇮🇳 As an avid supporter of the rights of Hindus, this article has caused great disharmony.
🌏The BBC must be able to provide a decent record of what is going across the world.
#Holi
is a popular ancient
#Hindu
festival, also known as the Festival of Colours. The festival celebrates the eternal and divine love of Radha Krishna and also signifies the triumph of good over evil. Happy Holi to all constituents celebrating! 🕉
After writing to Oxford University regarding alleged hatred against Indians and Hindus, I am pleased the university has now provided a statement. I look forward to seeing what action takes place as a result of the investigation.
🕉️I am appalled at the shocking rise of anti-Hindu hatred across the country
📜As Chair of the APPG for British Hindus, we have recently published a report on this hatred
❌Urgent action is needed to combat this
Following the dreadful attacks on Hindus in Leicester last year, I was pleased to launch a report into this hate crime along with many members of the Hindu community, including some of those directly affected by the attacks.
Yesterday I wrote to the Home Secretary,
@SuellaBraverman
and asked the Leader of the House,
@PennyMordaunt
, about the recent scenes witnessed in Leicester and Birmingham and the attacks on the
#Hindu
community and temples. 1/1
The room was packed as I and other dignitaries commemorated 33 years since the
#KashmiriPandits
genocide. We will continue to educate people on the brutal genocide and the atrocities that forced so many from their homes in 1990.
I wish all those celebrating a Happy
#Diwali
! 🎆🕯 Diwali, the festival of
#light
, is one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. Diwali symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". Shubh Deepawali!
Honoured to play a full & active part in the election process leading to the election of
@RishiSunak
as Leader of
@Conservatives
& PM tomorrow. On the auspicious occasion of
#Diwali2022
we have our first
#Hindu
PM.
#Holi
is a popular ancient Hindu festival, also known as the Festival of Colours. The festival celebrates the eternal and divine love of Radha Krishna and also signifies the triumph of good over evil.
#HappyHoli
to all constituents celebrating!
I travelled to
#Ashraf3
to meet
@Maryam_Rajavi
, President-elect of the Iranian National Council of Iran 🇮🇷
@DavidJonesMP
and I presented Mrs Rajavi with a statement signed by 250 members of both Houses of Parliament, visited the
#Ashraf3
museum and met
@NikollaLindita
🇦🇱
#Diwali
, or the festival of lights, is a New Year celebration and is marked by oil lamps called diyas to honour the goddess of wealth and prosperity, Lakshmi, and to symbolize the triumph of light over darkness. Shubh Deepawali!
Delighted to welcome the Jammu Kashmir Study Centre UK to Parliament last night to commemorate the signing of the Instrument of Accession by Maharaja Hari Singh.
I have tabled following
#EarlyDayMotion
in the
@HouseofCommons
on "The Kashmir Files and recognition of genocide of Hindu Kashmiris and Indian legislation on genocide and atrocities prevention of genocide of Hindu Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir."
My sympathies with the families and friends of the soldiers who lost their lives in the recent attacks by
#Armenian
forces. My early day motion on the aggression by
#Armenia
against
#Azerbaijan
#ChaitraNavratri
is a
#Hindu
festival that lasts 9 days and is dedicated to celebrating Goddess Durga and her 9 different avatars that are popularly known as Navdurga 🕉️🪷
I welcome the news that plans for a crematorium attached to a Hindu temple have been granted. I was an early supporter of the application by the Anoopam Mission, based at the Swaminarayan Temple, in Denham, near Uxbridge.
After the funeral of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, I took my oath to His Majesty King Charles III on the Bhagavad Gita and the King James Bible.
It was a pleasure to be joined by the High Commissioner of India and other colleague last night at the APPG for British Hindus. We discussed the importance of the Hindu community in Britain and celebrated the first British Hindu Prime Minister 🇮🇳
I wish all my constituents a Shubh Deepawali festival! 🎆🕯
#Diwali
, a festival of
#light
, is one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. Diwali symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance".
Wishing all those celebrating
#Navratri
this year happy celebrations. May this Navratri fulfil your wishes and bring you happiness in your life. Navaratri is a
#Hindu
festival that spans nine nights to worship nine goddesses dedicated to Goddess
#Durga
It was great to celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year today. I was joined by many colleagues from Parliament and the NCRI. I hope that next year we can celebrate this occasion in a free, democratic Iran! 🇮🇷
Pleased to have been re-elected as co-Chairman of the APPG for
#India
yesterday. An honour to continue to promote links between our 2 great countries.
#JaiHind
#JaiUK
During
#UQ
, I raised a question to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department on ensuring that women and girls who have been victims of violence are not returned against their will to a place where a perpetrator can continue to subject them to violence.
#MahavirJayanti
is one of the most important religious festivals in
#Jainism
. It celebrates the birth of Lord Mahavir, the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara (supreme preacher) of present Avasarpiṇī. I wish everyone celebrating a peaceful and balanced mind and a healthy body!
I want to wish all my Jain constituents in Harrow, who are celebrating the birth anniversary of
#LordMahaveer
, a very happy
#MahaveerJanmaKalyanak
May we all embrace non-violence, compassion and a protective attitude to the environment.
#JaiJinendra
Honoured to receive my CBE from the Princess Royal after 38 years of continuous public service.
Thank you to everyone for their kind words on this Honour. I shall continue to serve my constituents with the same passion and enthusiasm that has motivated me for the last 38 years.
Over 300 parliamentarians send support to Israel's President
@Isaac_Herzog
. This unprecedented statement from APPG Britain-Israel reasserts our condemnation of Hamas and restatement of Israel’s right to self-defence. We continue to stand with Israel at this difficult time.
It has been one year since
#Iran
's popular uprising. I was happy to attend the National Council of Resistance of Iran conference to commemorate this milestone. I continue to support the
#NCRI
's movement to free Iran from the
#IRGC
.
I was saddened to hear of the attacks that
@Vahid_Beheshti
faced for flying an Israeli flag. Vahid bravely went on hunger strike outside the
@FCDOGovUK
calling for the
#IRGC
to be proscribed. This is now more urgent than ever following the outrageous terrorists acts of Hamas.
At UQ on
#HongKong
, asked
@nadams
to confirm what action was being taken to expand the number of countries joining in condemnation of
#Chinese
aggression to
#HongKongProtests
& to create a coalition of nations to implement sanctions.
I strongly condemn the release of the Iranian diplomat
#AssadolahAssadi
who was convicted to 20 years in prison for terrorism and for planning to bomb the Free Iran gathering of the Iranian Resistance movement
@iran_policy
(NCRI) in Paris late June 2018. 1/6
@ritustweets
My vote was conducted by a proxy. I gave strict instructions that I was voting to retain the Lords Amendments I.e. that leaseholders should not be required to pay towards costs. I am now pursuing why my vote appears to have been incorrectly recorded.
Delighted to co-host the
#Diwali
Reception at the Palace of Westminster alongside the Hindu Forum of Britain (HFB), Lord Rami Ranger CBE, and the Hon. Lord Navnit Dholakia OBE.
🇮🇷The
#IRGC
continue to cause uncertainty in the Middle East, which is spreading further afield at a rapid rate.
I've long called for the proscription of the IRGC. You can watch my full speech here👇
I wish Sikhs in the UK and around the world all the joy and happiness of
#Vaisakhi
as families come together to celebrate 1699, the year when Sikhism was born as a collective faith. Happy Vaisakhi!
🗣️Sadiq Khan promised to not expand ULEZ. 66% of Londoners objected to his plans. He still implemented ULEZ in outer London
🚗Now Mayor Khan is promising not to introduce Pay Per Mile.
❓Can we trust him?
Pleased to chair meeting of APPG for
#BritishHindus
last night as we discussed the newly released report on
#AntiHinduHatred
. Anti-Hindu hatred has been around a long time but not publicised. Now we need action to combat this scourge on our society.
@louie_french
#TheresaVilliers
I was honoured to host the
#JammuAndKashmir
day at Parliament for the 76th anniversary of signing the Instrument of Accession by Maharaja Hari Singh. We were joined by special guests, the grandson of the Maharaja: Maharaj Kumar Ajatshatru Singh and his wife Dr Kuvarani Ritu Singh
I urge Belgian MPs, MEPs & MPs in European countries to take urgent action to prevent the bill’s adoption. The planned massacre in Paris would have been largest terrorist incident in Europe. The bill will encourage religious fascism in Tehran in advancing its terrorism. 2/3
Here carrying out controlled explosion at land mine clearance site in
#Aghdam
#Azerbaijan
. More than 1 million land mines were laid by
#Armenian
forces, now brave people are removing them so liberated territories can be used for residential buildings & agriculture.
@david_duguid
Good to attend the National Council of Resistance of Iran conference today. We discussed how the
#IRGC
evades the international sanctions imposed upon them and continues to finance domestic repression.