Led by the House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, US lawmakers from both the Republican and the Democratic parties greeted Sikhs across the world on Baisakhi (also spelled as Vaisakhi) and praised their contribution in country's development. "Wishing our Sikh American neighbors and friends a happy Vaisakhi!" Ryan said in a tweet on Friday when Sikhs across the globe observed the annual festival celebrating the spring harvest season.

Led by the House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, US lawmakers from both the Republican and the Democratic parties greeted Sikhs across the world on Baisakhi (also spelled as Vaisakhi) and praised their contribution in country's development. "Wishing our Sikh American neighbors and friends a happy Vaisakhi!" Ryan said in a tweet on Friday when Sikhs across the globe observed the annual festival celebrating the spring harvest season.