Sikh group files lawsuit to block Modi’s reception in Silicon valley
Saturday, 26/09/2015
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NEW YORK: A US-based Sikh rights group has filed a lawsuit in a court in California seeking to block the public address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Silicon Valley on September 27.
The lawsuit filed by Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), alleging forcible conversions in India, claims that the public reception for Modi would be used as an occasion to incite violence, particularly forced religious conversions.
Following the lawsuit, the California court issued summons against the Indo American Community of West Cost, the organiser of the mega event, the San Jose Arena Management LLC and the San Jose Arena Authority for a written response to the allegations of the plaintiffs.
The two alleged victims of the complaint are Michael Masih and Hashim Ali on whose behalf Sikhs for Justice has filed the lawsuit.