US Congress Delegation Led By Indian-American Ro Khanna To Visit India, Attend PM Modi's Red Fort Address

A Congressional member delegation led by Indian-American Ro Khanna and Congressman Michael Waltz, will visit India and also attend PM Narendra Modi's address from Red Fort on Independence Day.

Indian American US lawmaker Ro Khanna (Left), MP Michael Waltz (Right)

A bipartisan US Congressional delegation will be travelling to India to participate in the Independence Day celebrations and attend the Red Fort address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15, reported news agency ANI citing an official statement. The Congressional delegation will be led by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congressman Michael Waltz, who are co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, the agency said in its report. 

The lawmakers will be present during the Independence Day function at the Red Fort where the Prime Minister will address the nation on August 15. The MPs are scheduled to meet people from across different sectors including business, tech, government, and Bollywood. According to ANI, the meetings will take place in Mumbai, Hyderabad and New Delhi.  

They will also visit Raj Ghat, a historic memorial dedicated to Gandhi, the media release said, as quoted by ANI. 

Other members of the bipartisan group are Congressmen Deborah Ross, Kat Cammack, Shri Thanedar, and Jasmine Crockett along with Rich McCormick and Ed Case, as per ANI. 

"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, quoted ANI. 

On his visit to India, Khanna said, "As co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, we are proud to lead a bipartisan delegation to India. We will be there to discuss how to strengthen economic and defense ties between our two counties, the oldest and largest democracies.” 

"Both of us believe that the US-India relationship will be a defining one of the 21st century. India is a key partner in ensuring multipolarity in Asia and the denial of China as a hegemon,” he said. “We must continue to strive to make progress and build our partnership based on our shared founding values of democracy, freedom of the press and assembly, and human rights. This delegation is a historic opportunity to drive further collaboration and advance shared aims," he further added, as quoted by ANI.  

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