Resolution reintroduced in US Congress to posthumously award Congressional Gold Medal to Gandhi
Washington, Aug 14 (PTI): An influential US lawmaker from New York on Friday reintroduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives to posthumously award the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his promotion of peace and nonviolence.
The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award in the United States.
Mahatma Gandhi's historic Satyagraha (Sanskrit for soul-force ) movement of nonviolent resistance inspired a nation and the world. His example energizes us to devote ourselves to the service of others, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney said after she introduced a resolution in this regard in the US House of Representatives.
His legacy inspired civil rights movements around the globe, from Martin Luther King Jr.'s movement for racial equality to Nelson Mandela's fight against apartheid. As a public servant, I am inspired everyday by his courage and example. Let us all follow Gandhi's directive to be the change you wish to see in the world, Melony said.
Gandhi would be the first Indian to receive a Congressional Gold Medal, an honour bestowed upon such great figures as George Washington, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, and Rosa Parks.
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SC rejects PIL seeking direction to halt export of arms, military equipment to Israel
New Delhi, Sep 9: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to stop the export of arms and military equipment to Israel which is fighting a war in Gaza, saying the court cannot enter into the domain of the nation’s foreign policy.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the Indian firms, involved in the export of arms and equipment to Israel, may be sued for breach of contractual obligations and hence they cannot be stopped from supplying.
"We cannot enter into the nation’s foreign policy domain," the bench said.
"Can we direct that under the UN’s genocide convention you ban the export to Israel...why this restraint. This is because it impacts the foreign policy and we do not know what the impact will be," the CJI said.
A PIL was filed by Ashok Kumar Sharma and others through lawyer Prashant Bhushan seeking a direction to the Centre to cancel licences and not to grant new ones to Indian firms exporting arms and other military equipment to Israel.
Israel's war on Gaza has led to killings of thousands of Palestinians. Prior to this, in an unprecedented attack, Hamas gunmen stormed across Gaza's border into Israel and killed about 1,200 people on October 7, 2023.
