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UK MP, NRI Virendra Sharma Goes In Self-quarantine After Symptoms Of Coronavirus

Los Angeles, March 16, 2020
NRIpress.club/Ramesh/ A.Gary Singh

On March 16, the politician from Ealing Southhall, UK MP Virendra Sharma announced that he was going into quarantine for seven days as a precautionary measure against the deadly COVID-19  pandemic. Now in UK, Coronavirus infected over 1,391 and killed 35.
MP Virendra Sharma said:

  • He would be working for the best interest of his consultants even during his isolation and that work to hold the government accountable would be on.
  • He also advised his constituents to contact NHS 111 in case they feel ill and follow the advice of health officials. 

    Virendra Sharma was re-elected in Ealing Southall with 31,720 votes

Virendra Sharma has held the seat for the Labour Party with 25,678 votes. Runner-up was Tom Bennett with 9,594 votes.Mr Sharma has now held the seat since 2007.

NRI MP, Virender Sharma, against gangs involved in abetting illegal immigration from Punjab

Southall , UK, July 17, 2008

NRI MP Virender Kumar Sharma said:

  • He wanted stringent action against gangs involved in abetting illegal immigration from Punjab.
  • The problem seems to be at both ends and the Indian and British Governments need to take coordinated action and touts indulging in these should be punished severely.
  • He would take up the issue of illegal immigration both with the British Home Office Minister Liam Byrne and the Indian High Commissioner in UK
    There are two types illegal immigrants- one who come here on visitor visas and over stayed. Second who come through illegal routes.
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BIO

Virendra Kumar Sharma is a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing Southall.
  • He was elected as MP in the Ealing Southall by-election, held on 19 July 2007. The election was called following the death of the sitting Labour MP, NRI Piara Khabra on 19 June 2007
  • Sharma had been a councillor for 25 years and had been elected Mayor of Ealing during these 25 years.
  • Sharma is a loyal Labour MP, who has never voted against the government in Parliament. Mr. Sharma is currently MP also a local councillor for the Norwood Green ward.

Virendra Sharma was born in Mandalhi in Punjab, India and speaks fluent English, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu.

  • He is married with a grown-up son and daughter and 3 grandchildren. 
  • He came to Hanwell from India in 1968 and started out as a bus conductor
  • He studyed at the London School of Economics on a Trade Union Scholarship and eventually working as a day services manager for people with learning disabilities in Hillingdon.

When first elected Virendra served as a member of the International Development Select Committee, which after a five year hiatus he returned to in 2015.

  • He was a member of the Health Select Committee from 2010 – 2015, along with membership of the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
  • Since 2015 Virendra Sharma has returned to the Council of Europe where he is a member of the Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People.

Virendra currently chairs the Indo-British All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), leads the APPG for Gurkha Welfare, and is Co-Chair of the APPG on Nepal.

 

 

Virendra Kumar Sharma

  • Elected as MP in the Ealing Southall on 19 July 2007
  • Sharma was born in India and educated at the London School of Economics.
  • councillor for 25 years