Tracy Ca.: Fresh faced Richard Pombo from Tracy was the guest speaker at fundraiser in his house Oct3 at the lovely home of Dr.& Mrs. Gurinder Singh Grewal. Republican Congressional hopeful Pombo, is a favorite ‘son of the San Joaquin’ who speaks the conservatives language of veturanl and holders and small business owners. He received an education on the Sikhs when he attended the event at the Grewal’s. Dr. Amarjit Singh, spokesman of the Panthic Committee and Dir. of the Khalistan Affairs Center in Santa Clara is a popular speaker on the history of the Khalistan movement and the current situation in the Punjab and was one of the evenings highlights. He spoke of the facts surrounding the Indian constitution, the promises of self determination and the fact that Sikhs didn’t sign on to India’s Hindu regimes that began in 1947.
Dr .Amarjit Singh presented Pombo with the 1992 Amnesty report on the atrocities committed by the Indian govt and quoted the guru who said “the truth will be victorious.”
Also speaking with the voice of experience were Mr. Khalid Jaffri representing the Muslims, another minority in India. Dr. Ajit Pal Singh Sandhu, longtime friend of Dr. Grewal echoed his support of Pombo and spoke of his own experiences and reminded the crowd that the US history of fighting for Individual and Religious freedom made natural allies of the Sikhs,
Pombo, introduced by Mr. Dan Bilbrey, gave his ideas on the popular topics of this election year and answered audience questions with a refreshingly un political honesty.
Basically he’s;
Against national health insurance or govt. controlled health care. Prolife, or anti-abortion. Against the Educational Bureaucracy and for local control on spending.
Against further gun control, -For a more punishment type of prison and jails and the use of closed military installations as jail “boot camps.”
His opponent, Democrat Patti Garamendi, has also voiced her support of human rights and Sikh causes In this election the voice of the Sikhs will no doubt be heard.
Article extracted from this publication >> October 16, 1992
