(Opinions expressed are personal.)
The Labour leadership appears to have upset some British Indian Labour Party members, including some British-Indian Labour Councillors and Labour PPCs. Following are some of the reasons for such tensions:
The Labour Party with precision ensured the ‘anti-India’ Kashmir motion would be allowed to reach the floor of their party conference.
Some British-Indian Party members said they had no idea that such a motion was being organised, however Jeremy Corbyn said this was well known to everyone in the party. So, either these members really didn't know, or their leader is lying. However, some British-Pakistani members it appears knew everything about it!
Post ‘anti-India’ Kashmir motion being approved, Jeremy Corbyn confirmed it still stands and that there was no question of it being rejected or rescinded.
The Labour Party has selected just ONE candidate of Indian heritage in 39 safe Labour seats, and none in their 100 target seats.
Claudia Webbe, a friend of Corbyn has been selected to replace Keith Vaz as the party's candidate in Leicester East. It seems with all these Indian Labour Councillors; they could not find even one who was competent enough to be their candidate. What does that tell us about Leicester?
These are just a few examples of how the Labour Party now appears to have become anti-Indian. Some five decades of loyalty to the Labour Party and what do we have to show as our achievement? Almost nothing. Some of these members appear to have turned a blind eye to the rampant anti-semitism, they have excused the anti-Hindu sentiments, they excused the openly pro-Pak support, they remained silent as the Khalistani separatist were being given the centre stage – one wondered what it would take to wake them up?
I would not be too surprised if we see a cascade of party membership cancellations and Labour Councillors resigning the Labour whip. I believe we are not too far from a significant move by these Indian Labour members and I look forward to when they finally take that decisive step. Our community cannot lend our name, nor our face, to Labour so they can hoodwink the voters again. The truth about anti-Semitism finally came out and the Jewish community has almost totally abandoned the Labour Party. Let us be clear, lest there still remain some deluded individuals, a party that can treat the Jewish community with such contempt, do you honestly think they will ever value the Indian community? In this election don’t be distracted by the plethora of other policies. What use are these policies if an anti-national Government is voted in? This election is now about saving this nation from a total breakdown in civil order. How you vote will have a direct impact on not just you, but on generations to come. It is time to see the elephant in the room and act accordingly.
Indian Labour Councillors – are they going to revolt? Or will they end up being revolted?
