Councilor Jack Hundial Says Mayor Hogged The Proclamation Reading By Refusing To Let Sikh Councilors To Read It!

The City of Surrey has declared the month of November as 1984 Sikh Genocide Remembrance Month. A proclamation has been issued in this regard by Mayor Doug McCallum, who decided to read the proclamation himself rather than the city’s two Sikh councilors, which created controversy and backlash against McCallum for hogging the reading. The City of Maple Ridge also followed Surrey lead in making a Declaration regarding the 1984 targeted violence against Sikhs in India which killed thousands of Sikhs.

By R. Paul Dhillon

SURREY - The City of Surrey has declared the month of November as 1984 Sikh Genocide Remembrance Month. A proclamation has been issued in this regard by Mayor Doug McCallum, who decided to read the proclamation himself rather than the city’s two Sikh councilors, which created controversy and backlash against McCallum for hogging the reading.

Jack Hundial, who won on the Safe Surrey ticket but decided to part ways with McCallum’s slate along with councilor Brenda Locke, said the Mayor should have allowed himself and Mandeep Nagra to read the proclamation as both councilors were personally affected by the tragedy of 1984.

Both Hundial and Locke took to social media to air their criticism and they were joined by many others who felt that the Sikh councilors should have been allowed to read the proclamation.

The proclamation has been made by the city of Surrey to reaffirm its commitment to the values of justice, equality, freedom, and human rights.

The City of Maple Ridge also followed Surrey lead in making a Declaration regarding the 1984 targeted violence against Sikhs in India which killed thousands of Sikhs.