The number of House of Lords members may be axed, after a committee meeting next month is believed to bring about compulsory retirement age rules for older members. Under the proposal, peers will be forced to retire at the end of the Parliamentary session when they turn 80.
This may mean losing Indian Peers such as Lord Indarjit Singh, 85, Lord Ranbir Suri, 82, Baroness Shreela Flather, 83, Lord Swraj Paul, 86, Lord Navnit Dholakia, 80 Lord Bhikhu Parekh, 82. While the community understands the motive behind such restructuring, it fears this may endanger equal representation of the Indian diaspora in the House of Lords.
A community representative told Asian Voice, “These peers bring with them a series of expertise. They represent us, stand for us. Losing them we lose the chance to be heard.”
