‘Very Traumatic Experience’: Driven By Loss, Sacramento Group Sends Supplies To India As COVID Surges
CBS Sacramento 5/3/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Sacramento
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – It may be on the other side of the world, but the crisis in India hits home. That’s why the Indian Association of Sacramento is working with several organizations to send medical supplies to the COVID-stricken country.
The number of COVID-19 cases in India has surged, reaching more than 400,000 in a single day. There’s concern over not enough PPE or oxygen tanks to help all the patients as hospitals get overwhelmed.
“You know, there are so many, so many. My very close friends have lost their families in India and the worst thing is they can’t visit them,” said Ranju Verma, Secretary Indian Association of Sacramento.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. India is in crisis. The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has surged reaching more than 400,000 in a single day.
The Indian Association of Sacramento is raising funds to send oxygen tanks to the country. Dr. Bhavin Parikh just lost his sister to the virus at the end of April, but he isn t letting that stop him from helping the Indian community fight the surge.
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DAVIS, Calif.–A large number of peace loving, non-violent Indian American communities rallied at the City of Davis, California last week in support of Reinstating Gandhi Statue at Davis.
More than 500 people urged the City of Davis Administration to find the culprits and bring them to justice and call on the entire world to rise as one entity and destroy the nefarious designs of these hate mongers. They also urge The City of Davis Administration to reinstate the statue and provide adequate protection in the future.
The crowd came with meaningful placards, slogans, banners, and flags of the United States and India, supporting Gandhi’s statue reinstatement. This pro statue rally and vigil was organized by the Indian Association of Sacramento (IAS) and supported organizations in and around Davis.
Davis Deputy Police Chief Paul Doroshov told
India-West that the vandalism occurred on Jan. 26 night â Republic Day â during a heavy storm in which most of the university town was out of power. The vandals sawed off the feet, which toppled the statue â a $22,000 bronze gifted by the Indian government and erected in 2016 â and then sawed off half the head.
City workers arriving at the scene the following morning found the statue on the ground.
Doroshov said the destroyed statue is now with the Davis Police Department, and is being held as evidence. âThis is an active investigation. We donât know who did this or why, but we are taking it very seriously and following up on all leads,â he said, adding that the incident constitutes felony vandalism.
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The Consulate General of India in San Francisco has separately taken up the matter with the City of Davis and local law enforcement authorities.
The 6-foot-3, 650-pound bronze Gandhi Statue of Peace has stood in the park since 2016.
In protest against the vandalism of a Mahatma Gandhi statue in California’s Davis, Indian Americans on Sunday held a vigil and demanded reinstallation of the statue.
Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna on Tuesday condemned the vandalisation of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the US state of California and urged the people to take the time to talk instead of resorting to public vandalism. Earlier this week, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Central Park of California`s Davis city was vandalised and desecrated by unknown miscreants.