Canada’s Sikh lawmaker calls MP ‘racist’

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Updated At : 12:56 PM Jun 19, 2020 IST

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Toronto, June 18

Canada’s Indian-origin Sikh MP Jagmeet Singh was removed from Parliament after he called a lawmaker “racist” for denying approval for a motion calling out systemic racism in the police force, according to a media report.

The New Democratic Party leader said: “I don’t back down from standing up to racism… I don’t think it benefits for me to call people names, I was angry at the moment and I stand by it.” “I am sad now, because why can’t we act? — PTI

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