COUNCIL ELECTION 2010
Asian Voice - Saturday 17th April 2010
Mina By Jyotsna Shah
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Face to Face with local council candidates Parmar, Conservative candidate Sachin Ramesh Shah, Labour candidate for for Harrow East held for Diwali at the chance to serve the people Queensbury Ward, Harrow Vallabhnidhi Sanatan as their representative, I
The Tory party has nominated Ms. Mina Parmar as the candidate for Kenton East Ward. Mina is a Kenya born British citizen who migrated to the country in 1972 from the African nation. A single parent, Mina fully understands the importance for good education and is supporting her only son Dev to study medicine to become a doctor. A human resource consultant, she is taking up politics for the first time ever. She firmly believes that every human being is entitled to be treated equally and get equal justice. As Britain gets ready for election, Mina visits the office of Asian Voice for a face to face interview. AV: How did you think of coming into politics? I have always believed
Mina Parmar
in fighting against injustice and I am blessed with the strength to fight it. We live in a multicultural society in Britain and it is very important that we treat everybody equally and get the same from others. I am sure you would remember the incident on October 25, 2003 when two British young men stormed into a ‘Satsang’ meeting that was
Temple, Ealing Road. They damaged the idols of Radha Krishna and created a panic amongst all. I was one of those who valiantly confronted them and even stood as a witness against the culprits during the trial in the court. Every citizen needs to be aware of the rights and duties. Therefore our representation in the field of politics is a must. Even your Publisher/Editor CB Patel keeps on encouraging readers to get themselves actively involved in politics. All these factors helped me to be involved in politics. I have the cause of the community close to my heart. My dream is to take up a project for increasing housing facilities to the elderly people and I am confident that if I got a
will definitely do something concrete for the same. I urge the readers of Asian Voice/Gujarat Samachar that they should extend their whole hearted support and ensure the success of my initiative. AV: Any messages for our readers? For the forthcoming parliamentary election, the Conservative Party has nominated Mr. Harshad Patel, the Brent East Councilor as its candidate. This nomination is really a matter of pride and happiness for all of us. I feel all of us should get ready to ensure success for him. I fully support him and expecting the same from you all. Write to Mina atmina_parmar@hotmail.com
Sachin Ramesh Shah is a Labour candidate for Queenbury Ward, Harrow. On a face to face conversation with Sachin, he told the Asian Voice more about his ideologies, priorities and his effort to bring a difference from the grass root. AV: Why did you choose politics? My decision to put myself forward as a candidate in the local elections, came after I saw how the Tories were running the council. They did not seem to understand that fairness should be at the centre of what everyone does. Gandhi said “be the change you want to see in the world. I took this to heart and thought I can make a difference, I wanted to be the change in Harrow council, and that
Launch of Harrow Labour Party Election Campaign Harrow Labour Party’s election campaign was launched on Monday 12th April for the forthcoming General and Local Government Elections at Harrow East Labour Centre. The press conference was attended by Tony McNulty, candidate for the parliamentary seat for Harrow East and Gareth Thomas Candidate for the parliamentary seat for Harrow West, Cllr Navin Shah AM and many others. The conference commenced
with statements from the two parliamentary candidates followed by the launch of the Harrow Labour Party Manifesto by Bill Stephenson, for the Local Government elections. The pledge includes a promise to keep the Harrow Council tax low, help Harrow's residents and business, make Harrow safer, prevent cramming the Harrow Town Centre, make Harrow green and clean and ensure provision for more arts, sports and leisure facilities.
Front row - Mrinal Choudhury, Sue Anderson, Gareth Tomas, Tony McNulty Cllr Navin Shah AM, Nizam Ismail and Krishna James
Sachin Ramesh Shah
is why I took the decision to stand. AV: Why did you choose the Labour party? I joined the Labour party at the age of 18, after I saw the large inequalities that existed in the UK. After looking at the policies of all the parties, I saw that only the Labour party had the policies and the conviction to put these wrongs to right.” Why should our readers choose you as a Councillor? If elected, I promise to stand up for the people of Queensbury. I will not be a silent councillor, I will speak up for people that are all too often forgotten about in society. I will work with community groups to ensure that everyone get heard. My priorities will be the priories of the people of Queensbury.
Know your council and candidates in London Boroughs
South Asian councillors in London and Greater London- Part 1 Woolwich Common
Labour
Harpinder Singh
Woolwich Common
Labour
Hussain Akhtar
Canons
Conservative
Golam Sobhan Chowdhury
Greenhill
Conservative
Manji Kara
Bemont
Conservative
St Pancras and Somers Labour Town
Ashok Kulkarni
Rayners Lane
Conservative
Vina Mathani
Kenton West
Conservative
Maya De Souza
Highgate
Green party
Salim Miah
West Harrow
Conservative
Geethika Jayantika
King's Cross
Labour
Anjana Patel
West Harrow
Conservative
Jagdish Gupta
Southall Broadway
Conservative
Dinesh Solanki
Queensbury
Conservative
Jarnail Singh Jandu
Lady Margaret
Conservative
Yogesh Teli
Kenton West
Conservative
Ashok Kapoor
Walpole
Conservative
Mrinal Chowdhury
Edgware
Labour
Amit Kapoor
Elthorne
Conservative
Mano Dharmarajah
Roxbourne
Labour
Thaya Idaikkadar
Roxeth
Labour
Maninder Kaur Keith
Lady Margaret
Conservative
Krishna James
Marlborough
Labour
Seema Kumar
Acton Central
Conservative
Gurcharan Singh
Lady Margaret
Conservative
Nizam Ismail
Queensbury
Labour
Asad Omar
Headstone South
Labour
Raj Ray
Roxeth
Labour
Name
Ward
Party
Abdul Hai
King's Cross
Labour
Barking and Dagenham
MAR Fani
Abbey
Labour
Fazlul Chowdhury
Bloomsbury
Labour
N S S Gill
Longbridge
Labour
Nasim Ali
Regent's Park
Labour
Haverstock
Lib Dem
Barnet
Bexley Brent
Camden
Rajwant Sidhu
Borough
Harrow
R Gill
Longbridge
Labour
Syed Haque
I S Jamu
River
Labour
Nurul Islam
A Agarwal
Becontree
Independent
Ansuya Sodha
West Hendon
Labour
Jazmin Naghar
Garden Suburb
Conservative
Mukesh Depala
Coppetts
Conservative
Sachin Rajput
Oakleigh
Conservative
Danish Chopra
Colindale
Labour
Harry Persaud
Thamesdmead East
Labour
Harbans Singh
Thamesmead East
Independent
Mohammad Anwar
Willesden Green
Lib Dem
Chunilal Chavda
Alperton
Lib Dem
Pawan Gupta
Dudden Hill
Lib Dem
Manjit Singh
Southall Broadway
Conservative
Chunilal Hirani
Dudden Hill
Lib Dem
Navin Shah
Kenton East
Labour
Shahbaz Ahmed
North Greenford
Labour
Rekha Shah
Wealdstone
Labour
Afifa Pervez
Wembley Central
Lib Dem
Jasbir Anand
Southall Green
Labour
Sasikala Suresh
Headstone South
Labour
Harbhajan Singh
Welsh Harp
Labour
Mohammad Aslam
Norwood Green
Labour
Muhammed Butt
Tokyngton
Labour
Kuki Thammaiah
Queensbury
Labour
Tej Ram Bagha
Dormers Wells
Labour
Havering
None
Zaffar Van Kalwala
Stonebridge
Labour
Tejinder Singh Dhami
Dormers Wells
Labour
Hackney
Faizullah Khan
Hackney Downs
Labour
Leena Ahmed
Dollis Hill
Labour
Manjeet Dheer
Dormers Wells
Labour
Nargis Khan
Dalston
Labour
Suresh Kansagra
Barnhill
Conservative
Kamaljit S Dhindsa
Southall Green
Labour
Sherjah Shaikh
Springfield
Conservative
Kanta Mistry
Queenbury
Conservative
Swaran Singh Kangh
Southall Green
Labour
Saleem Siddiqui
Kings Park
Labour
Harshad Patel
Preston
Conservative
Rita Krishna
Labour
Zahida Abbas Noori
Southall Broadway
Labour
Stoke Newington Central
Harihar Patel
Northwick Park
Conservative
Rajinder Mann
Norwood Green
Labour
Kenton
Conservative
Hammersmith and Fulham
None
Uma Fernandes
Param Sandhu
North Greenford
Labour
Harringay
Kaushika Amin
Northumberland Park
Labour
Atiq Malik
Queensbury
Democratic Consrvative
Virendra Sharma
Norwood Green
Labour
Gmmh Rahman Khan
West Green
Labour
Jayanti Patel
Woodside
Labour
Dhiren Basu
Seven Sisters
Labour
Fiyaz Mughal
Noel Park
Lib Dem
Anwar Bamber
Charville
Conservative
Santokh Dhillon
Heathrow Villages
Conservative
Sid Garg
Yealing
Labour
Mo Khursheed
Botwell
Labour
Avtar Sandhu
Pinkwell
Labour
Robin Sansarpuri
Townfield
Bromley
None
Croydon
Raj Chandrana
West Thornton
Labour
Richard Chatterjee
Shirley
Conservative
Sherwan Chowdhury
Norbury
Labour
Shafi Khan
Norbury
Labour
Vidhi Mohan
Fairfield
Conservative
Raj Rajendra
Benham Manor
Labour
Ealing
Enfield
Greenwich
Anwar Chaudhury MBE
Ponders End
Ahmet Hasan
Jubilee
Labour
Rohini Simbdyal
Jubilee
Labour
Dr Jagir Sekhon
Labour Hillingdon
Abbey
Labour
Labour
Part II next week