The issue was also raised in the lok Sabha by Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur, who said after the 9/11 terror strikes in the US, Sikhs were subjected to growing hate crimes as they were being targeted because of their attire.
“Thousands of Sikhs have to bear the brunt of hate crimes due to mistaken identity around the world,” Kaur said. Supported by Trinamool Congress members Saugata Roy and Dinesh Trivedi, she recalled that the killings at the Wisconsin Gurdwara recently was a case of hate crime. Accusing the Congress government of not taking enough measures at the international fora to deal with the issue, Kaur said for almost a decade this dispensation has not done anything. “What does this Government have against the SikhsIJ” she asked.