Friends of Labour MP, Cllr. Virendra Sharma (none of whom actually live in Ealing Southall) have taken out an advertisement in an Indian Punjabi newspaper urging people to support him at the next elections. Here are some interesting facts about our MP:

Follow up:

• Cllr Sharma MP has cost Ealing Council tax payers well over £20,000 since he became an MP in July 2007 but has by far, the worst attendance record of any councillor in the Borough. In 2008/09 he attended just 7 meetings -only a third of the meetings he was actually due to attend. To add insult one of the meetings he attended for only 5 minutes -just enough to be saved from disqualification.
• Sharma made no representation to Health Care for London against the closure of the Stroke Unit at Ealing hospital nor organised any petition against the closure of the same.

According to www.theyworkforyou.com Sharma:

• has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• never voted on a transparent Parliament.
• voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws.
• voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war.
• voted moderately against laws to stop climate change.

Sharma’s hypocrisy/ double speak

• Sharma supported detention without charge for up to 42 days despite giving impression to the contrary.
• In an interview with an Indian news-paper, Sharma advocated war with Pakistan (see www.ajitjalandhar.com 14th December 2008).
• Sharma protested at the closure of a Norwood Green post office, but in Parliament not only voted for its closure but for the closure of eight more.
• Mr. Sharma supported Gurkhas right to British citizenship while in the council but voted against the similar resolution in the Parliament only a week later.
• Sharma MP claims £250 per month from Petty cash without providing receipts. Where does he spend this money on?

Where have the Labour Councillors been? Have you seen them or heard them taking up Southall issues? On the closure of the Ealing Hospital Stroke Unit, their silence has been deafening.
Labour perpetuates poverty and ghettoise the areas they represent. Ask yourself what they have brought to Southall in their 12 years of rule and if the answer is virtually nothing then it is time for CHANGE.

THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE SAFE SEATS FOR LIFE AND DO NOT NEED TO WORK FOR YOUR REPRESENTATION. ARE YOU PREPARED TO ACCEPT THIS ANY MORE and PREPARED TO ACCEPT MORE OF THE SAME?
We hope not, JOIN US TO CHANGE and SUPPORT GURCHARAN SINGH FOR THE PARLIAMENT