AdminLondon: British Prime Minister David Cameron has for the first time said the UK is open to having a Sikh as the head of its armed forces or as chief justice. At a Baisakhi celebration event, Cameron heaped praise on “the hard working” Sikh community in the country and invited more from the community to […]
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron has for the first time said the UK is open to having a Sikh as the head of its armed forces or as chief justice.
At a Baisakhi celebration event, Cameron heaped praise on “the hard working” Sikh community in the country and invited more from the community to enter the parliament.
“I’m proud that we have in Paul Uppal a British Sikh on Conservative benches,’’ he said. “Paul is here working hard – but we shouldn’t rest until we see more British Sikhs on green benches and red benches, until we see more British Sikhs at the top of every one of our organisations – whether that is our army, or our judiciary – not because we
should believe in tokenism, but because we won’t access the talent of our country unless we demonstrate that everyone from every background and faith can get to the top of any organization that they choose and that is so important for our country.’’
Cameron said British Sikhs have been an absolute model in terms of integrating into our communities. “Whether it is in our armed forces, or in government, or business, there’s hardly an area of natural life where the British Sikhs haven’t made a huge impact.’’
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