- 28/04/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The Vaisakhi procession this year took place on Sunday 26 April 2026. We were joined this year by the Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority Richard Parker and the Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster.
This year there were additional stops: The Indian Muslim Association presented flowers to honour the holy book ( (below top right) and then the procession was greeted by representatives from the Hindu Temple (bottom lower right). The organisers of the Gurdwara decided that all the communities should come together in a show of unity.
When I spoke to the Sikh media I said that given the events national and international, I was pleased that the Hindu and Muslim communities came together with the Sikh community to show we would not be divided and that we all support equality for everyone and this show of unity gives us hope for the future.
The photo on the left shows the first stop we made at the Indian Muslim Association offices and the Al Farooqui Mosque.
The photos show Jag Mavi BEM ( third form the right) one of the organisers of the event, to his right, The Mayor WMCA Richard Parker and the PCC Simon Foster to my right.
At the Pleck Gurdwara I met Cllr R K Mehmi.
