Members of the British Sikh community say they are disappointed that Guramit Singh, one of the self-styled leaders of the English Defence League (EDL), will now not face charges on suspicion of causing religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress.His arrest related to the speech that he made at the EDL protest in Peterborough. The video of his speech is freely available on the internet.
The police decision not to proceed further with his case comes only days after the uproar in the media when Emadur Choudhury, an Islamist extremist, was fined only £50 after burning poppies during Remembrance Day last year.
Balwinder Singh Rana from ‘Sikhs Against the EDL’ said, “This smacks of ‘double standards’. While the media was right to protest against the lenient treatment given to Choudhury for causing an offence to the memory of the fallen soldiers, I think now they should show the same vigour in demanding that Singh should not be allowed to get away for insulting a whole community. Guramit Singh, by fronting the EDL, has only brought shame and embarrassment to the Sikh Community, but most of the community is united in condemning his actions."
Varinder Singh, organiser of the ‘Sikhs Against the EDL’ said, ”At the Luton demonstration against the EDL there was a very strong message sent from the Sikh community that he (Guramit Singh) is an embarrassment. I feel immensely proud seeing the Sikh community unite against the EDL and hold individuals such as Guramit accountable for their actions."
Hillingdon and Uxbridge Times
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IT'S TIME WE GOT ALL DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES & RELIGIOUS GROUP TO GET OUR POLITICIANS TO LISTEN BEFORE WE HAVE A ALL OUT CLASH WITH EDL,BNP,C18,ENA,BRITISH MOVEMENT,NATIONAL FRONT BECAUSE EDumL ARE THE FRONT TO THE ABOVE KLAN NAMES,IT'S SO OBVIOUS,BUT AFTER PM CAMERONS PATHETIC ILL THOUGHT SPEECH THEY THINK & FEEL THEIR THE VOICE OF DISALLUSIONED BRITAIN.edl want confrontation,they want a far right wing party like other euro nations.that's their objective,that's their agenda set out by griffin back in 2008.9XZULUG
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