An Indo-Canadian lawmaker has demanded an official apology in the House of Commons over the the infamous Komagata Maru incident of 1914. The incident relates to denial of entry in to Canada to 376 passengers from India due to racist immigration laws. They came by a streamliner named Kamagatu Maru. After being detained for almost 2 months fighting starvation, the ship was forced to leave Canadian waters. Upon arrival back in India, many of these passengers were killed and imprisoned. MP Ruby Dhalla said May 23rd – the date on which the ill-fated streamliner had arrived in Canada — be designated as a day of commemoration for the injustice. Prime Minister Stephen Harper had apologised for the 1914 Komagata Maru incident in August 2008 while addressing a crowd of about 8,000 people in Surrey, British Columbia. But many Indo-Canadians across Canada are demanding that the apology be made on the floor of the House of Commons.