U.S. lawmakers travelling to India to be present at Red Fort during PM’s Independence Day address
The Hindu
Bi-partisan Congressional delegation led by Ro Khanna and Michael Waltz to visit India for Red Ford address and meet with business, tech, gov't, and Bollywood leaders. Khanna's grandfather was a freedom fighter alongside Gandhi. Delegation aims to strengthen economic and defense ties between U.S. and India, and advance shared aims. Earlier this year, Khanna and Waltz hosted U.S.-India Summit on the Hill.
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are travelling to India to participate in the Red Ford address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 among other things, according to an official statement.
The bi-partisan Congressional delegation is led by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congressman Michael Waltz. The two are co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans.
The lawmakers will visit Red Fort where the Prime Minister will address the nation on August 15, India’s Independence Day.
They will meet with business, tech, government, and Bollywood leaders in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and New Delhi and visit Raj Ghat, a historic memorial dedicated to Gandhi, the media release said.
Mr. Khanna and Mr. Waltz will be joined by Congressmen Deborah Ross, Kat Cammack, Shri Thanedar, and Jasmine Crockett along with Rich McCormick and Ed Case.
For Congressman Mr. Khanna, this is history coming full circle.
“His grandfather Amarnath Vidyalankar was an Indian freedom fighter who spent four years in jail alongside Gandhi and later was part of India’s first parliament,” said the statement issued on Monday.
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