INDIANAPOLIS – SikhsPAC chairman Gurinder Singh Khalsa has endorsed passage of a
comprehensive hate crime law for Indiana in 2018. SikhsPAC is the part of the coalition and
fully supported organizations and fellow Hoosiers to host a Hate Crime Law Statehouse Rally
Press Conference. At the rally held today at the Indiana Statehouse, Khalsa stated: “On behalf of
SikhsPAC and the thriving community we represent, I most strongly endorse passing the
proposed hate crimes legislation and encourage the state legislature to take action immediately.
This legislation will cover all the aspects of economic opportunities; safety & security and dignity & respect of every Hoosier.” The slogan of Indiana is “the state that works”, then it should work for everyone. Our Governor holcomb’ agenda is “Next Level Indiana” and we cannot achieve that being only one of the five states having no Hate Crime Law in place.
Khalsa acknowledged that, while laws currently exist to punish people for violent acts, more needs to be done to strengthen our position on these issues in today’s world. “In the real world, we’re competing – on an economic level and on a personal level – with 45 states that currently protect people from hate crimes,” Khalsa said. “If we want to be competitive in our national economy and the jobs market, we can’t be one of a very few states that isn’t being proactive on this issue.
“This legislation is for the greater good,” he added. “It shows the values that we hold dear – and provides companies who are looking at relocating to our great state with one more reason to build here and hire here. If this legislation encourages one large corporation to locate in Indiana ... if this legislation deters one hate-filled individual from committing an act of violence ... then its passage will have been worth it.”
The Sikh community in Indiana is large and growing every day. More than 10,000 Sikhs live in Indiana and more than 3,500 businesses are owned or operated by Sikhs in our state.
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