london the labour party has officially said the uk should not interfere in the politics of india and that it wants indian diaspora voters to come back to itsome of the motions passed at labour conference were unhelpful given our colonial history to interfere in the politics of india absolutely that is not appropriate steve reed shadow secretary of state for communities and local government told a hindus for labour fringe event on wednesday during the labour party conference in brightonthe labour party values and the values of the hindu community are very very similar reed said the hindu community is well represented in professions the arts and science it is clear aspiration matters immensely to the hindu community that also is what we are for to open up opportunities to everyone regardless of background and also values of family and fairness matter immensely to both of us these are strong foundations on which the relationship between labour and the hindu community can be built he saidthe labour party has not done enough to secure to win and to maintain the support of the hindu community we have seen too many people from that community ending up supporting the conservative party i think establishing hindus for labour is a major contribution to reestablishing and opening contacts friendship communication and mutual understanding between our party and the hindu community reed saidhe added it wasnt just the hindu community who we lost support from in the last general election we lost support from every single community hindus make up 15 of british community but contribute 6 to gdp it is remarkable the labour party was always an anticolonialist party and the labour party played a role supporting those great towering figures of indian independence primarily gandhi hinduism is the thirdbiggest religion in uk and it is important it is represented inside our partyan audience member commented i would like to go back to where we had the india high commission every year at labour conference with a reception we need to encourage them backhindus for labour is a friends group approved by the labour party and established in februaryhindus for labour chairman dr neeraj patil said labour has always been on the side of the hindu community but unfortunately something happened in 2019 and the conservatives got hold of the rightwing elements in the hindu community and launched a massive social media propaganda against our labour party there is no place for antihinduism or any kind of prejudice in the labour partya sevenfoothigh foamex panel of basaveshwara the 12thcentury ce social reformer was stationed at the hindus for labour stall