Your Leicester East Parliamentary Candidate, Shivani Raja, has been tirelessly fighting to save Leicester's Diwali celebrations due to cancellation announcements made by the Labour Mayor, Peter Soulsby.

Sign her petition to tell the Labour Council and Peter Soulsby that the celebrations should be restored as the cancellation is unacceptable.

Local residents and businesses have told Shivani Raja that saving Diwali celebrations are a top priority locally.

The proposed cancellation includes both the light switch on and Diwali celebrations.