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MAR - 5 - 2022 | VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 10
Hindus in North America stress their sacred symbol Swastika is NOT Nazi symbol of hatred called Hakenkreuz
UBC Okanagan security guard who was killed identified as Harmandeep Kaur, 24 THE UBC Okanagan security guard who sustained life-threatening injuries when she was allegedly assaulted at the university early Saturday morning and who later passed away at Kelowna General Hospital has been identified as 24-year-old Harmandeep Kaur. Kelowna RCMP said on the weekend that their initial investigation suggested a man working at the university assaulted a security guard. He was arrested under the Mental Health Act. They said they were working with the university to investigate the alleged assault and that there was no risk to the public. “It is with an extremely heavy heart that we are mourning the loss of one of our own,” Paladin Security said in a tweet. “She was an amazing person who worked hard to make the local community a safer place.” Kelowna City Councillor Mohini Singh told the media that she wanted to know why Kaur was working the night shift alone. She also wanted to know that if the alleged assailant had a mental health issue, why was he allowed to work at the university where there are so many young students. Paramjit Singh Patara, Vice President of the Okanagan Sikh
Harmandeep Kaur. Photo: GoFundMe Page Temple, told the media that the Sikh community is trying to see how best they could support Kaur’s parents. On Thursday, local media reported that Kaur’s parents had arrived in Vancouver from India. Her parents were reportedly not informed about her death. They came here under the impression that their daughter was in serious condition. A funeral service will be held at the Squamish Funeral Chapel and Crematorium on March 5 at 10:30
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a.m. and will be broadcast live. A link will be shared through the Okanagan Sikh Temple’s Facebook page, Okanagan Sikh Temple President Amarjit Lalli told the local media. Kaur’s body was to be transported to Squamish for the funeral. She has an uncle who lives in Squamish and her family will not be coming to the Okanagan, said Lalli. A GoFundMe Page set up for Kaur
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Chandra Arya LIBERAL MP Chandra Arya, who represents the Ontario riding of Nepean, on Thursday told MPs in the House of Commons to distinguish between the Hindu religious sacred symbol Swastika and the Nazi symbol of hatred called Hakenkreuz in German or the hooked cross in English. Hindus in North America are upset that their religious
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Hindu religious sacred Swastika symbol commonly used in Diwali (Festival of Lights) decorations. symbol is being mistaken for the Nazi symbol of hatred called Hakenkreuz in German and express the fear that that may lead to violence against them. Arya also distributed a Swastika brochure produced by the Coalition of Hindus of North America to all MPs and Senators to clarify the meaning of the symbol.