Newly Elected Sikh MPs Officially Start Work in the House of Commons

LONDON, UK—Presence of the two newly elected Sikh MPs was visible at the Parliament today as Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi and Preet Kaur Gill started work officially.

Preet Kaur Gill is the first female Sikh MP and Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi is the first ever turban wearing Sikh MP to be elected to the Commons.  Both have captured the imagination and had a huge amount of publicity on social and mainstream media in the last few days following the General Election.

In a press statement shared with Sikh24, Sikh Federation spokesperson Gurjeet Singh stated, “They are now probably the best known of the incoming MPs.  The Labour leadership have seen the benefits of these two firsts and the Conservatives are probably regretting not having given the same opportunity to visible and talented Sikhs on their approved lists in winnable seats. “

“Next time round the Conservatives will no doubt learn from Labour as far as the Sikh community is concerned with regards to representation and its manifesto compared to Labour,” he added.

Bhai Amrik Singh, the Chair of the Sikh Federation (UK) said:

“There are high expectations of Preet and Tanmanjeet.” 

“First and foremost they need to serve their constituents and strengthen the Labour Party as there could easily be another General Election within 6 months.” 

“The Sikh community in the UK and beyond will also be closely observing their achievements.  They have so much to offer and we are convinced they will make the Sikh community proud.”