They will meet with business, tech, government and Bollywood leaders
Washington: Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congressman Michael Waltz will lead a bipartisan Congressional delegation to India to participate in India’s Independence Day celebrations, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says
Besides Khanna and Waltz, other members of the delegation include lawmakers Deborah Ross, Kat Cammack, Shri Thanedar and Jasmine Crockett along with Rich McCormick and Ed Case.
According to an official statement, the bipartisan group of US lawmakers will attend the Red Fort address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the country’s Independence Day on August 15.
For Congressman 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.
“It is an honour to lead a bipartisan delegation to India and be there to celebrate India’s Independence Day. My grandfather spent his life fighting for India’s independence. So, this is a deeply personal and meaningful trip for me, Khanna told PTI on Monday, August 8”.
“It is also a historic moment for the US-India relationship. I plan to meet Prime Minister Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, cabinet ministers and a diverse range of MPs along with business, tech, cricket and Bollywood leaders,”He added
Khanna stressed : “This trip will deepen the coordination and partnership between our countries and allow us to engage on important issues like decarbonisation, digitisation, economic partnership, defence ties, pluralism and human rights,” he said.
Later, the delegation will meet business, tech, government, and Bollywood leaders in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and New Delhi and visit Raj Ghat, the historic memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, the statement said.
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