A floor ceremony would allow leaders and representatives from the Indo-American community across California the opportunity to be recognized on the floor of the State Capitol.
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RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING REPUBLIC DAY OF INDIA PASSES OFF ASSEMBLY FLOOR
NORWALK, CA, 08-03-2012
Assemblymember Tony Mendoza’s ACR 85, an Assembly Concurrent Resolution commemorating Republic Day of India, passed on the Assembly Floor today before leaders of the Southern California Indo-American community.
“Today’s vote acknowledges this important historical event and recognizes the contributions Indo-Americans have made in California,” Assemblymember Mendoza said. “ACR 85 reminds us the foundation of any nation and our state, is its people, It allows us to reflect on the many achievements of the large Indo-American population and communities here in California and in our country.”
Aparna Hande is the President of the FEDERATION OF THE INDO-AMERICANS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (FIAsc) and Anju Garg was past President
ACR 85 recognizes January 26, 2012 as Republic Day of India, the anniversary of the date on which the Constitution of India became the nation’s governing document in 1950. It is one of three national holidays in India.
Indo-American leaders present for the Resolution vote today included: Chair of the Indian Community of Southern California Dilip Butani, Past Presidents/Chairs of the Federation of Indian American Associations of Southern California Ajoy Dube and Anju Garg, Current President of the Federation of India America Associations of Southern California Aparna Hande, President of the Federation of Indian American Associations of Los Angeles Amrit Bandari, Past President of the Federation of Indian American Associations of Los Angeles Mohan Sharma, Trustee for the Rajput Association of America and the Federation of Indian American Associations of Southern California Kewal Kanda, Vice President of the Federation of Indian American Associations Ramesh Bhatt, and Founding Trustee of the United Federation of Indo-Americans of California Harish Dhruv.
Assemblymember Mendoza proudly serves the 56th District which includes Artesia, home of California’s “Little India”, the largest concentration of Indians in the state. He has been a state Assemblymember since 2006.
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Assemblymember Mendoza's ACR 85 bill, a commemorating Republic Day of India
Tony Mendoza was a chief guest at Republic Day Celebration on Jan 26 in Artesia, which was organized by new FIA- Federation of Indo-American Association of southern California, told 100s NRI audience that he is in the process to introduce ACR 85 Bill, commemorating Republic Day of India, to be presented to distinguished leaders of the Indo-American community on the Assembly Floor on Thursday, February 02, 2012.
He said, "This is an important holiday for Indo-Americans and Floor leader Calderon is trying to block this being presented."
CALL TO ACTION!
Allow ACR 85, commemorating Republic Day of India, to be presented to distinguished leaders of the Indo-American community on the Assembly Floor on Thursday, February 2nd.
Assemblymember Tony Mendoza
12501 E. Imperial Hwy, Suite 210
Norwalk, CA 90650
(562) 864-5600
Please call Assembly Floor Leader Calderon
Ask him to:
Allow ACR 85, commemorating Republic Day of India, to be presented to distinguished leaders of the Indo-American community on the Assembly Floor on Thursday, February 02, 2012.
Tell him:
- This is an important holiday for Indo-Americans.
- If other groups can have their resolutions presented, so should the Indo-American community!
Please call both his offices to make sure he gets the message!
Capitol Office (916) 319-2058
District Office (562) 692-5858
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RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING REPUBLIC DAY OF INDIA NOT YET APPROVED FOR FLOOR CEREMONY
NORWALK, CA, January 23, 2012
Despite its passage by the Assembly Rules Committee today, Assemblymember Tony Mendoza’s ACR 85, an Assembly Concurrent Resolution commemorating Republic Day of India, has not yet been granted the right to a floor ceremony.
Passage of an ACR by the Assembly Rules Committee makes the resolution eligible to be heard on the floor, but floor ceremonies must be approved by the Office of the Majority Leader before they can take place.
A floor ceremony would allow leaders and representatives from the Indo-American community across California the opportunity to be recognized on the floor of the State Capitol.
On December 7 Assemblymember Mendoza initially requested a floor ceremony commemorating this historical day and has been trying to get approval to honor the Indian community since that time.
“The disrespect shown to the Indo-American community is a blatant dismissal of their importance,” Assemblymember Mendoza said. “This inaction by Majority Leader Calderon is politically motivated and demonstrates a sad state of affairs when personal vendettas and political ambitions are given more weight than the recognition of important historical events.”
January 26, the original date for a floor ceremony requested by Assemblymember Mendoza, was denied on January 11 due to legislative deadlines. However, a floor ceremony for ACR 89, commemorating Lunar New Year was held today with no objection to the date cited by the Majority Leader Calderon. Mendoza is now requesting that ACR 85 be presented in a floor ceremony with a vote to recognize this important day on February 2.
“This floor ceremony would be a very important recognition of the contributions of the Indo-American community,” Chair of the Southern California Chapter of the Federation of Indo-American (FIA) Association Anju Garg said. “I am hopeful that Mr. Calderon will support the Indo-Americans throughout California by allowing this floor ceremony to take place and Assemblyman Mendoza’s ACR 85 to move forward. Assemblyman Mendoza has been a strong advocate of the Indo-American community since his days on the Artesia City Council.”
ACR 85 recognizes January 26, 2012 as Republic Day of India, the anniversary of the date on which the Constitution of India became the nation’s governing document in 1950. It is one of the three national holidays in India.
Assemblymember Mendoza proudly serves the 56th District which includes Artesia, home of California’s “Little India”, the largest concentration of Indians in the state.
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