“Divisive”: Indian British Community On New Gujarati Parliamentary Group
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There are an estimated 800,000 British Gujaratis, says UK minister (Representational)London: A number of Indian expatriats organisations in the UK have issued letters objecting to the creation of a new cross-party parliamentary group for British Gujaratis, warning that the move could be "divisive".The British Gujaratis All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) was registered as a new body with the stated purpose "to ensure that the economic, health, social and cultural needs of the British Gujarati community are reflected in Parliament, with a particular emphasis, on health, education, and elderly care".PGs, which have no official status within the British Parliament, are informal cross-party groups formed by members of Parliament (MPs) and House of Lords peers who share a common inter...