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Petition · past parliament

Would like to add British punjabi as column to ethnicity .

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

As the treatment of Sikhs in India, and in the past , I would like Sikhs to be stabilised at punjab British from British Indian.
India consider Sikhs as terrorist, we do not want to want to be associated with form stating we are Indians if Sikh identify is crushed in India. I rather be known as a British punjab. Then Indian.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Include Punjabi as an ethnicity option on Government documents

Timeline

29 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
5 Feb 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Feb 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.