Why Sikh Truck Drivers In US Are Suddenly Facing Harassments, Trolling And Extra Scrutiny | World News

Washington, DC: The SİH truck drivers in the United States report increased hostility and investigation after a tragic truck accident that claims to have three lives in Florida last month. The accident contained a truck deported by a Sikh man.

Community members say that trolling on social media is intensified and that the SİH drivers are facing extra stops and controls at the checkpoints.

“This was not the whole community, not the whole community, but a driver’s mistake, California, a truck driver Prabh Singh, a truck driver from Riverside.

Directed by a Harjinder Singh, the truck hit three people in Florida on August 12th. The video of the accident has become viral online and led to controversy between Florida Republican Governor Ron Desantis and California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.

The US Department of Internal Security said that the driver has entered the country illegally and should not get a license.

Trolling, controls and rising hostility

SIH drivers operate in many US states with the largest population in California. Community members and organizations report that there is an increase in online trolling and workplace prejudice in recent weeks.

“There are many negative comments as online. People say ‘make them out of our ways’ and ‘make ways safe’. And these courts are before deciding.”

Harpreet Sharma, who lives in Muktsar in Punjab, has been using a truck in California for the last five years. BBC Punjabi’ye, “Now even the pictures of the saints in the trucks are removed. Especially in the fields of Trump’s party, the hatred of the Sikhs and the Indians are increasing.”

Raman Dhillon, CEO of Punjabi Punjabi Punjabi Punjabi Punjabi, said that he has been living in the United States for 35 years and has lived both good and bad times.

“The competition in the market was always there, but it is difficult to manage the last trolling wave. Internet hostility is extreme. Accidents have happened before, but the Florida event has become politicized,” he said.

He stressed that the accident triggered a conflict between the governments of Florida and California. At the same time, the truck industry is faced with its own difficulties, some non -qualified individuals seek rapid gain in the profession.

Fresno Bee reported that the sih drivers in California faced harassment, including objects thrown into their trucks after the incident.

Sukhpreet Vadach, the owner of an inter -provincial freight company in Fontana, said to the AP, “I talked to a few drivers. They say people look at them differently.”

Vadach, a three -year -old father, expressed his fear of unjustly targeting. Like other Sikh drivers, he described the Florida incident as “tragedy ,, but hopes the driver to take justice and understand that it is an accident.

Sharma, “Scale controls have become very strict. A friend was asked to remove the religious pictures from the truck. This has never happened before. Saints’ paintings were faced with extra examination on scales.”

He said that many young drivers had left the profession and took smaller jobs due to increasing pressure. “Drivers are considering alternative work due to constant harassment,” he said.

SIH contribution to the US truck industry

According to the AP, the US SIH population is estimated to be around 750,000 and the largest number is residing in California. Many of them work in trucks and relevant industries, including restaurants and truck schools.

The North American Punjabi Trucking Association estimates that about 40% of West Coast truck drivers are sih and approximately 20% throughout the country. The association claims that approximately 150,000 SİH is working as a truck driver in the USA.

DHillon, Florida accident after the association’s sih drivers of the harassment of the a large number of complaints, he said. In one case, a sih individual was allegedly forced from a truck stop in Oklahoma while taking a shower.

“Community members are afraid and usually do not report events. People need to come forward. Only events can take action when they are reported,” he said.

Florida Accident, Political Serpinti

Harjinder Singh from Tarn Taran from Punjab entered the United States illegally through Mexico in 2018. Florida highway safety and motor vehicles department reported that the accident contains a minivan and Singh’s semi -truck. He was arrested and the investigations revealed that the driver was negligent and that he had received an allowed U -turn for an emergency or police vehicles.

The incident led to controversy on licenses given to immigrants without document. The American Truck Association questioned that Singh received a commercial license. The Trump administration should never be licensed commercially.

The case turned into a public dispute between Florida Governor Ron Desantis and California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Desantis sent Florida Lieutenant Jeannie Collins to California to ensure that the driver was brought to Florida. Collins criticized California’s license policies and said that the failure of the state contributed to the accident.

Desantis said Harjinder Singh should never be a truck driver. Governor Newsom said that California did not give work permit; Earlier this year, it was renewed by the Federal Government.

The internal security officials questioned the claim that “Instead of accepting the responsibility of the accident, Newsom’s support to non -documentary immigrants is at risk”.

Newsom’s office said Trump administration was trying to shift the crime to the states for federal surveillance tours.