Appeal made to India Foreign Minister, Prime Minister of Canada and Canadian Sikh leaders
Amritsar, October 1:
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has appealed to the Government of Canada and the Sikh leaders there along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India to solve the problems faced by the international students of India especially those from Punjab in Canada.
The SGPC President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, taking note of a video of a protest by Indian students in the city of Brampton, Canada, which went viral on social media, said that on the one hand, the government of Canada has allowed the arrival of a large number of international students while on the other hand the students have to come on streets for the resolution to their problems. He asked the External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, Canadian Sikh leaders and Gurdwara Committees, to intervene.
The SGPC President said that international students in Canada are sitting thousands of miles away from their country and parents, and it is the responsibility of the governments to understand their life concerns and solve their problems. He requested the External Affairs Minister of India to intervene in this with personal interest and asked him to take the initiative to solve the problems faced by Indian students by talking to the Government of Canada.
Advocate Dhami said that a large number of Sikhs are working in government and administrative positions in Canada, who have a duty to communicate with the government to resolve the grievances of the students and children of their community. He especially asked the Sikh MPs of Canada Harjit Singh Sajjan, Jagmeet Singh, and Deputy Mayor of Brampton Harkirat Singh and other Sikh leaders to take notice of this so that the students of India and especially Punjab who are facing problems can get relief in Canada.