US Assembly members greet Sikhs

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On the occasion of Vaisakhi all greeting from all over the world came in making it a special and memorable Vaisakhi. In this special report we have covered the USA region and the greetings offered there by various senators, governors and assemblies recognizing the contribution of Sikhs in the USA society and the world.US Assembly members greet Sikhs.
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S. Jigarjit Singh

Washington: 15th April
American assembly members of democratic party as well as republican party under speaker-ship of Paul Ryan greeted the Sikhs living world wide and also took this moment to thank the Sikhs for their participation in overall development of the country. The speaker tweeted for the same.

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Senator John Cornyn who represents Texas in US senate also tweeted on the occasion of vaisakhi

The senator from Michigan state senator Gary Peters also gave his greeting through twitter

Other than this many members of assembly wished Vaisakhi. It would also be notable that many state assembly members also addressed the Sikhs on the Occasion of Vaisakhi.

“On this historically significant day for Sikhs, I’m wishing all of our Sikh American friends a very happy Vaisakhi!” greeted Senator Ben Cardin, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “Happy Vaisakhi to Rhode Island’s Sikh community & to our friends celebrating around the world!” tweeted Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. Senators Chris Murphy, Jeff Merkley, Marco Rubio and Martin Heinrich also issued the Vaisakhi greetings.

Many others including governor of Indiana Eric Holkong wished all 3 crore Sikhs residing world wide a happy vaisakhi. Keeping in mind the history of Sikhs and Vaisakhi the delaware state assembly is celebrating the month of April as Delaware State Assembly has passed a resolution to proclaim April as ‘Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month’, amidst increasing hate crime incidents against Indian-Americans particularly the Sikhs in the US.
A resolution in this regard was passed unanimously by both the chambers of the State Assembly – the Senate and the House of Representatives.

“On this historically significant day for Sikhs, I’m wishing our Sikh American friends a happy Vaisakhi,” tweeted Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. “Happy Vaisakhi/National Sikh Day/Creation of Khalsa Day to Hoosier Sikhs and the 30 million Sikhs across the world,” Congressman Luke Messer said. The minority Sikh community from across the country are having parades and cultural events to celebrate the occasion. Several Governors and State Assemblies also issued proclamations and statements to celebrate the occasion.

In a statement, American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee welcomed greetings by the United Nations on Vaisakhi.

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