Ramesh Sangha

{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1945)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Ramesh Sangha

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| riding = Brampton Centre

| parliament = Canadian

| term_start = October 19, 2015

| term_end = September 20, 2021

| predecessor = Riding established

| successor = Shafqat Ali

| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1945|6|6}}

| birth_place =India

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| party = Independent (since 2021)

| otherparty = Liberal (2015–2021)

| residence = Brampton, Ontario{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ca/res/rep/off/ovr2019app/51/table12E.html|title=Official Voting Results|publisher=Elections Canada|access-date=January 23, 2021}}

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Rameshwer Singh Sangha (born June 6, 1945) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Brampton Centre from 2015 to 2021. He was first elected in the 2015 federal election{{cite web | url=https://www.thestar.com/news/federal-election/federal-ridings-toronto-gta/2015/10/19/liberal-ramesh-sangha-wins-brampton-centre.html | title=Liberal Ramesh Sangha wins Brampton Centre| publisher=Toronto Star | work=Sandro Contenta | date=20 October 2015 | access-date=20 October 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/19-indian-canadians-elected-to-canadian-parliament/articleshow/49464520.cms | title=19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament | publisher=The Economic Times | date=20 October 2015 | access-date=20 October 2015}} and was re-elected in 2019.{{cite news |last=Bond |first=Meredith |date=October 21, 2019 |title=Federal election results: Who won in Toronto and the GTA? |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/10/21/toronto-gta-federal-election-results/ |work=CityNews |location= |access-date=September 22, 2021 }}

On January 25, 2021, Sangha was removed from the Liberal caucus based on accusations he made that multiple other Liberal MPs supported the Khalistan movement — allegations the Liberal Party deemed "baseless". He then sat as an independent in the House of Commons. Sangha voiced these allegations publicly in a 2019 interview with the Punjabi-language channel 5AAB.{{Cite web|last=Blackwell|first=Tom|date=September 3, 2019|title=Liberal backbencher accuses his own government of 'pandering' to Sikh separatists|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/liberal-backbencher-accuses-his-own-government-of-pandering-to-sikh-separatists|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=National Post|language=en-CA}} Mark Holland, the Government Chief Whip, issued a statement reading: "As we have made clear time and time again, we will not tolerate conspiracy theories, or dangerous and unfounded rhetoric about Parliamentarians or other Canadians. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for many Canadians to experience suspicions because of their background; we all know where this can lead."{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Ryan Patrick|date=|title=Brampton MP Ramesh Sangha dropped from Liberal caucus, accused of spreading 'baseless and dangerous' claims|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ramesh-sangha-remove-caucus-1.5886900|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 28, 2021|website=|publisher=CBC News}}{{cite news |last1=MacCharles |first1=Tonda |title=Brampton Centre MP ousted by Liberals for making 'baseless and dangerous accusations' against Navdeep Bains |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2021/01/25/brampton-centre-mp-ousted-by-liberals-for-making-baseless-and-dangerous-accusations-against-caucus-colleagues.html |access-date=January 25, 2021 |work=Toronto Star |publisher=Torstar |date=January 25, 2021}} He did not seek re-election in the 2021 federal election.