All Party Parliamentary Group for British Hindus
APPG British Hindus - Urgent update on the key issues affecting the community
19 March 2026 :
APPG British Hindus meeting held in the parliament and an urgent update on the key issues affecting the community was presented to the members.
The trustees of the Peterborough temple updated the members on the unfair situation with respect to the temple sale. Peterborough City Council has decided to sell the Bharat Hindu Samaj’s temple building to an Islamic mosque group, a move Hindu worshippers are objecting to.
High Court judge Mr Justice Fordham has ordered a temporary injunction against the sale and the court will now decide what happens next, once the temple group and council have set out their cases in writing.
The APPG members have taken a serious note of the situation and support the right of the temple authorities to fight for the survival of the 40 plus year old temple.
The issue related to the recent violence against the Hindu community in Harrow and Wembley were also discussed and the members noticed the lack of support and gaps in the investigation related to these incidents.
The APPG members were also briefed on the pitfalls of the recently published social cohesion report and the impact of this on the minority communities including hindus, Sikhs , Jain’s and others. The report provides a non statutory definition of Anti Muslim hatred and fails to provide any framework for the hatred against other minority communities like Sikhs and Hindus among others…
APPG for British Hindus – Wishes Happy HOLI
APPG British Hindus wishes the community a very Happy Holi.
Holi, the festival of colours, is one of the most important Hindu festivals, after Diwali, celebrated across the world with joy and fervour.
Holi also celebrates the arrival of spring, the end of winter, and the blossoming of love. It is also an invocation for a good spring harvest season..
Sikhs have also traditionally celebrated the festival, at least through the 19th century,with its historic texts referring to it as Hola Guru Gobind Singh – the last human guru of the Sikhs – modified Holi with a three-day Hola Mohalla extension festival of martial arts.
The BH All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) is a cross-party group of Members of Parliament (MPs) and members of the House of Lords who come together to discuss and promote the interests and concerns of Hindus in the UK and to facilitate greater understanding and engagement between Hindus and the wider British society.
The BH APPG for Hindus can play an important role in representing the views and interests of Hindus in the UK and in promoting greater understanding and dialogue between Hindus and other communities.
We will work with Hindu organisations and community leaders to gather information and insights about issues that are important to Hindus in the UK. We will host events and meetings in different parts of the country to engage with and listen to the concerns of Hindu communities. In addition, the APPG will commission research on topics of relevance to Hindus in the UK and use this research to inform its work and advocacy efforts.
The goal of the BH APPG is to be the voice between Hindu communities and the broader political process, and to ensure that the views and concerns of Hindus are heard and considered by policymakers.