Only South Asian election signs vandalized in Surrey: candidate
Posted October 15, 2014 11:11 am.
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SURREY (NEWS1130) – South Asian civic candidates seem to be the only ones targeted by someone spray painting signs throughout Surrey.
Names and faces have been crossed out or drawn on.
“Every single sign that’s out there that has a team attached to it, and it is only the South Asian names that are being defaced,” explains mayoral candidate Linda Hepner. “It’s disappointing, it’s deplorable and it’s not reflective of the Surrey that I know.”
It’s happened to mayoral candidate Barinder Rasode.
“I know that at least 15 of my signs were damaged and volunteers are working quickly to replace them,” says Rasode. “It’s really unfortunate, I think it’s an incident that is not reflective of the City of Surrey and the residents of Surrey.”
It’s also happened to councillor Tom Gill, and candidates Rina Gill and Justin Thind.
This problem is not just limited to politicians, the defacing of signs has also been happening for a few months to other South Asian business people in the community.
Surrey Mounties say no formal complaints have been launched but they are aware of the issue.
