NEW DELHI: It is not just Indian American Kamala Harris who is eyeing a high seat in 2020 US elections. Delhi-born Puneet Ahluwalia, a business consultant, is running for the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor of Virginia.
A Delhi Public School (DPS) alumnus, who immigrated to the US in 1990, Ahluwalia serves as a consultant to international businesses on client acquisition, marketing, and strategic affairs with The Livingston Group.
Ahluwalia, who has been active in the Republican Party politics for over two decades, also serves on the Northern Virginia Republican Business Forum, it has been learnt.
Announcing his decision to run for the nomination Ahluwalia said, “Virginia is in trouble right now, and we’re running out of time as Democrats offer the same old tired promises. Virginia needs new ideas and a business environment that will attract investment, jobs, growth and wealth.”
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“Virginia needs to support its hard-working and courageous police, protect 2nd Amendment rights, and stand up for law and order I am Pro-Life, Pro-Liberty, and Pro-Virginia First. We need to reopen our schools, reopen our economy, and get our lives back together,” he emphasised.
“I wasn’t born an American, my wife and I are Americans by choice. I am not a politician; I am a proud American living the American dream. My first job was delivering electronics to retail stores and since then I have built businesses and created jobs and opportunities for others,” he recalled.
He accused the current Democrat leadership of being “distracted by a far-left social and cultural agenda that simply doesn’t serve the interests of the vast majority of Virginia citizens.”
As immigrants, he and his wife Nadia chose to become Americans, for good reason, Ahluwalia said, claiming “This is the greatest country in the history of the world, but we can’t take our prosperity, or our freedom, for granted.”
“We must work every day to protect and preserve the unity and the values so many of our fellow Americans have sacrificed and bled to preserve.”
The Indian Americans are steadily making their presence felt in electoral politics. The Luce-Celler Act of 1946 allowed Indians to become naturalised Americans, clearing their entry into politics. In 1956, Dalip Singh Saund was elected to the US House of Representatives, becoming the first Indian-American elected to the US congress. There are five now, including Harris. Indian-Americans have also won an increasing number of state-level positions, including two governorships.
A Delhi Public School (DPS) alumnus, who immigrated to the US in 1990, Ahluwalia serves as a consultant to international businesses on client acquisition, marketing, and strategic affairs with The Livingston Group.
Ahluwalia, who has been active in the Republican Party politics for over two decades, also serves on the Northern Virginia Republican Business Forum, it has been learnt.
Announcing his decision to run for the nomination Ahluwalia said, “Virginia is in trouble right now, and we’re running out of time as Democrats offer the same old tired promises. Virginia needs new ideas and a business environment that will attract investment, jobs, growth and wealth.”
(Join our ETNRI WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates)
“Virginia needs to support its hard-working and courageous police, protect 2nd Amendment rights, and stand up for law and order I am Pro-Life, Pro-Liberty, and Pro-Virginia First. We need to reopen our schools, reopen our economy, and get our lives back together,” he emphasised.
“I wasn’t born an American, my wife and I are Americans by choice. I am not a politician; I am a proud American living the American dream. My first job was delivering electronics to retail stores and since then I have built businesses and created jobs and opportunities for others,” he recalled.
He accused the current Democrat leadership of being “distracted by a far-left social and cultural agenda that simply doesn’t serve the interests of the vast majority of Virginia citizens.”
As immigrants, he and his wife Nadia chose to become Americans, for good reason, Ahluwalia said, claiming “This is the greatest country in the history of the world, but we can’t take our prosperity, or our freedom, for granted.”
“We must work every day to protect and preserve the unity and the values so many of our fellow Americans have sacrificed and bled to preserve.”
The Indian Americans are steadily making their presence felt in electoral politics. The Luce-Celler Act of 1946 allowed Indians to become naturalised Americans, clearing their entry into politics. In 1956, Dalip Singh Saund was elected to the US House of Representatives, becoming the first Indian-American elected to the US congress. There are five now, including Harris. Indian-Americans have also won an increasing number of state-level positions, including two governorships.
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