Ranjit Singh, who was expelled from Government College in 2004 for wearing a turban, now has been elected the first turbaned Sikh deputy mayor of Bobigny, France.
Ranjit Singh Goraya, a young man who won the election from Bobini town, belongs to Sekha village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab in India.
It is a very honorable achievement for Sikhs that where turban is banned in schools and colleges, a young Sikh wearing a turban is elected as Deputy Mayor.
Carrying religious symbols, including Sikh turbans, in schools and colleges is banned in France and children were expelled from government colleges in 2004 due to the ban on turbans. Sardar Chain Singh, son of Sardar Ranjit Singh, was one of them and now Ranjit is the mayor in the same nation to bring the change.
Ranjit Singh, who was expelled from Government College in 2004 for wearing a turban, now has been elected the first turbaned Sikh deputy mayor of Bobigny, France
