Tim Uppal announced this news via tweet, where he also writes that Khalsa Assistance has been helping all those in need regardless of caste, faith, and boundaries, and they are motivated by the Sikh philosophy of "Sarbat Da Bhalla," meaning well-being for all.
In the tweet, Uppal wrote- "For over 20 years @Khalsa_Aid has been helping people in desperate situations around the world. In my capacity as a federal Member of Parliament and with the support of @PrabSarkaria and @patrickbrownont , I am nominating Khalsa Aid for a Nobel Peace Prize." Check out the tweet here-
For over 20 years @Khalsa_Aid has been helping people in desperate situations around the world. In my capacity as a federal Member of Parliament and with the support of @PrabSarkaria and @patrickbrownont, I am nominating Khalsa Aid for a Nobel Peace Prize. pic.twitter.com/J2yApsWfhd
— Tim S. Uppal (@TimUppal) January 17, 2021
To reply to this tweet and to this huge achievement, the founder of Khalsa Aid thanked the authorities by stating- "Thank you for this historical nomination for the @NobelPrize! The dedication and compassion of our volunteers is simply amazing. We are all humbled by this nomination"
Here's the tweet of Patrick Brown on this nomination of Khalsa Aid-
Proud to join my friends @TimUppal and @PrabSarkaria in co-nominating @Khalsa_Aid for the #NobelPeacePrize!
— Patrick Brown (@patrickbrownont) January 18, 2021
For over 20 years, @RaviSinghKA, @jindisinghka and the #KhalsaAid team have been serving on the frontlines of almost every humanitarian crisis across the world. pic.twitter.com/sFBMayk6lJ
Established in 1999 by Ravi Singh, the organization provided relief assistance for the last 20 years, either during the London floods of 2016, Rohingya relief camps on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in 2017, the Kerala floods of 2018, or the Beirut Explosion of 2020, they offer help worldwide during numerous humanitarian crises.
This charity organization has helped thousands of people suffering from poverty this year alone, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They offered accommodation, clothes, food, first aid, hygiene products, and water to protesters from across India at the Delhi border in India.