A UKIP candidate's claim to ask British Indians and dual nationals leave UK 'for their home' with thousand pounds compensation and health insurance, has outraged the Asian community in the UK. They have taken the social media by storm condemning this statement, calling it 'ridiculous'.
John Rees-Evans, who came third in the party’s last leadership election, said Britons with dual nationalities could be handed £9,000 and health insurance to relocate to countries where they have the right to settle. His rivals have condemned his comment, and has left behind a bad taste among the diaspora.
The former soldier added that they could set up a small business under his proposed “fast-track export-import scheme” which could then export tariff-free to the UK. Mr Rees-Evans, 39, said this would help reduce net migration to below 1 million a year and boost international trade links.
Speaking in Leigh, Greater Manchester, he said: “It's not going to be draconian. It's not going to be fascist.
"I'm not interested in using eugenics or any evil things like that, and yet I would be pushing for negative net migration towards one million a year."
Jasvir Singh, the Chairman of City Sikhs Network in a humurous note on facebook said, “Apparently this guy will pay £9000 for me to go home. I'm originally from West London. Where do I collect my cheque?”
Balvinder Kaur told Asian Voice, “UK has a population of 1.5mn of Indian origin people. Most pay more than £9k as taxes. The richest man in the UK is Indian by birth (Hinduja brothers). How can this man get away by making such outrageous and racist comments?”
Sriram Upadhyay told the newsweekly, “Such individuals need to be educated. Our contributions including that of our forefathers' run into billions. We have given our lives in wars for UK. People like Evans have perhaps not even contributed a penny to our country, let alone making sacrifices, yet claim to make space by throwing British citizens out of our own country? I am ashamed to learn this man was a soldier too.”
Jaganath Suresh said, “This is hilarious. I see the funny siden of such comments, especially by ignorant men who want to represent us in the Parliament. He wants to pay us £9000 to top up our rail card? As most of us are born in different parts of the UK, and as much as British as Evans himself.”
Brit-Indians are not only well known as professionals in this country but there are many old, young and new entrepreneurs from the community, who have largely contributed to Britain's GDP. UK currently has 27 MPs of Asian origin, out of which 12 are Indian.
