Summit for Sikh Community Being Held in Washington

Washington, USA (CHAKRA) – Advocacy groups for Sikhs announced today that a Sikh Summit is being organized to be held in Washington in May for members across the community to communicate with lawmakers and educate them about different issues that are being faced by the Sikh community across the US.  United Sikh, an organization is one of few advocacy groups that is helping to organize the upcoming summit.

United Sikh said in a statement, “Participating members of the Sikh Delegation will meet with US Congressmen and Senators from different regions and share the concerns of the community with our lawmakers.”

The Sikh Summit is scheduled to be held from May 3 to May 7 where members of the community will also get an opportunity to meet with federal agency officials, to have their views heard about various issues being dealt with the Sikh community.

Sikhs in the United States total over 650,000, with a large portion of these living in California. Sikhs are the second largest religion in the Yuba City area. 15,000 Sikhs live in the Sacramento area, and there are seven Sikh temples or gurdwaras.