 | Press ReleasesAsian Network DJ Nihal in Ealing Southall |
BBC Asian Network and Radio 1 DJ Nihal will take the political temperature of Ealing Southall on Tuesday 17 July. Nihal will meet the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative candidates standing in the Ealing Southall by-election on 19 July 2007, a keenly fought contest at the heart of the West London Asian community and a crucial test for new Prime Minister Gordon Brown. With defections among local councillors and some candidates stopping their campaigns to back others the contest is hotting up. Nihal will ask why they feel they can represent the Ealing Southall constituency and how they are going to rise to some of the challenges such as the economy, national security, health, schooling and, more controversially, immigration. There will be questions from local residents about how the predominantly Sikh identity of the area is being represented. Listeners can contact the show: email nihal@bbc.co.uk; call 08459 440 445; text 81869; or call the rant line on 08459 777 006. Timings for the morning 9-10am: Nihal quizzes the trio on their plans for community relations and why they should be elected 10-11am: Nihal will be taking a modern day look around Southall 11am-noon: in regular spot Music With A Message Nihal will be talking to special guests DAM, a politically-based Palestinian hip hop group who formed in 1998. All three artists were born and raised in a mixed Israeli town of Arabs and Jews. Notes to Editors You can listen to the BBC Asian Network via digital radio, digital tv and online at bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork. The debate will be held at The Punjabee restaurant, 118 Southall Broadway. AB/Asian Network Publicity | 
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