Hindus, Sikhs and Pakistani Christian groups have written a joint letter criticising Labour's “weak response” to Sarah Champion, the MP, who raised about the race factor in grooming cases.
Lord Singh of Wimbledon has co-signed the letter, defending Sarah Champion, the Labour MP who was forced to quit after pointing out that many sex grooming predators were of Pakistani origin.
The letter published in The Times newspaper, said, “We commend Sarah Champion and the Muslim Councillor Amina Lone for speaking up on a clear trend in criminality: the conviction of men largely Pakistani Muslim heritage in sexual grooming cases...Rochdale, Rotherham and recently Newcastle are examples of a significant number of convictions, highlighting an obvious pattern. However, it's not just white girls who fall victim. For decades Hindu, Sikh and Christian organisations have raised concerns about grooming gangs. The latter have plagued our communities so much so that a BBC documentary on the targeting of Sikhs was aired a few years back. The common denominator is that victims almost always tend to be non-Muslim girls. We are dismayed by the Labour leadership's weak response. We are not willing to see see the betrayal of victims, who are being sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. It's not racist or Islamophobic to raise a matter of significant public concern...”
The letter has been signed by Lord Singh on behalf of the Network of Sikh Organisations and by groups including the British Pakistani Christian Association and Hindu Council UK, states:
Ms Champion wrote in The Sun: “Britain has a problem with British Pakistani men raping and exploiting white girls.”
She later apologised for an “extremely poor choice of words” and quit her role as shadow secretary for women and equalities. She has refused to comment on her alleged sacking by Jeremy Corbyn.
