{"id":32362,"date":"2014-02-28T12:09:31","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T06:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=32362"},"modified":"2014-02-28T12:09:33","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T06:39:33","slug":"sikhs-demand-representation-us-city-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sikhs-demand-representation-us-city-administration","title":{"rendered":"Sikhs demand more representation in US city administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/sikhs-demand-representation-us-city-administration\/ff-10\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32363\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32363\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sikhs-demand-representation-us-city-administration\/ff-10\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/ff.jpg?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"225,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ff\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/ff.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/ff.jpg?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32363 alignright\" alt=\"ff\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ff-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/ff.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/ff.jpg?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/ff.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Around 40 members of the Indian and Sikh communities here have asked for more representation in the administration of Jersey City in New Jersey state.<\/p>\n<p>They met city council members at a special meeting on Wednesday and said they believed that two recent attacks on Sikhs were hate crimes, The Star Ledger reported on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Sunny Kumar, 33, a member of Nanak Naam Jahaj Gurudwara temple on West Side Avenue in the city, said a Sikh man was abused on February 15 with &#8220;Osama go back home&#8230; You don&#8217;t belong here&#8221; during a dispute over snow shovelling.<\/p>\n<p>He said part of the man&#8217;s beard was torn out, he was kicked in the stomach, beaten with a shovel and had bruises on his chest.<\/p>\n<p>He had to be admitted to Jersey City Medical Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Kumar said two Sikh men with beards and wearing turbans, who were walking on Liberty Avenue near Spruce Street were assaulted for no reason other than &#8220;the way they looked&#8221; in January.<\/p>\n<p>In the incident, one man suffered a broken wrist and the other suffered facial bruises.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People associate Sikhs with terrorists because of the turban and beards,&#8221; said Kumar. &#8220;It&#8217;s like calling a horse a donkey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The members of the Indian and Sikh communities were, however, disappointed as Mayor Steven Fulop did not attend the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The Sikhs said they would like to participate in more cross-cultural events to increase awareness of their culture.<\/p>\n<p>The members also a suggested that Sikh history and culture be included in school curriculums.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: IANS)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 40 members of the Indian and Sikh communities here have asked for more representation in the administration of Jersey City in New Jersey state. 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