Biden denounces Wisconsin Gurdwara shooting on its tenth anniversary – INDIA New England News

New Delhi– US President Joe Biden has denounced the Gurdwara taking pictures that befell in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on August 5, 2012, on its tenth anniversary.

Terming it because the deadliest assault on Sikh Individuals in US historical past, Biden burdened the necessity to ban assault weapons utilized in many mass shootings in locations of worship, together with high-capacity magazines.

On August 5, 2012, the Sikh group of Oak Creek got here beneath assault when white supremacist Wade Web page stormed a Gurdwara in Wisconsin and gunned down six worshippers, earlier than taking pictures himself lifeless. A seventh one who was severely paralysed died from his accidents in 2020.

Stating that nobody ought to worry for his or her life once they worship or go about their lives in America, Biden stated the Home of Representatives has handed a invoice on this regard, and known as upon the Senate to behave as wel

“To face in defence of non secular freedom, we should all stand collectively to ban the weapons that terrorise congregations round our nation,” the President stated.

He additionally lauded the optimism of the Sikh group within the US, which yearly hosts a memorial in honour of the mass taking pictures victims of Wisconsin.

In the meantime, in a joint assertion, the Sikh Coordination Committee East Coast (SCCEC) and American Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee (AGPC) stated the SCCEC and AGPC memorialise this taking pictures and pray for the departed souls and their households.

Additionally they expressed solidarity with different religion communities which have fallen sufferer to mass gun violence and white supremacy, and urged the US Congress to move the ‘Home Terrorism Prevention Act’.

“We additionally be part of the decision to US Congress by Sikh Coalition and SALDEF to move the Home Terrorism Prevention Act,” stated Himmat Singh, SCCEC Coordinator.

“On this unhappy event, we keep in mind the church mass taking pictures in Charleston, the place 9 Black worshipers have been shot and killed in 2015, and the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh the place 11 worshipers have been slain in 2018.

“Each SCCEC and AGPC stand in full solidarity with different religion communities which have fallen sufferer to mass gun violence and white supremacy,” stated Pritpal Singh, Coordinator, AGPC. (IANS)