Ro Khanna in The News: Won’t Run For Senate, Condemns Rahul Gandhi’s Expulsion From Parliament
India-West News Desk
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced March 26 that he won’t enter the competitive Democratic primary to fill retiring Senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat, electing instead to endorse Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee instead.
“I have concluded that despite a lot of enthusiasm from Bernie [Sanders’] folks, the best place, the most exciting place, action place, fit place, for me to serve as a progressive is in the House of Representatives,” Khanna told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”
The Democratic field to fill Feinstein’s seat also includes Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter, who announced their bids earlier this year. Khanna had previously expressed interest in running for the vacant seat.
Lee, who announced her bid last month, is a member of the House Democratic leadership, serving as co-chair of the Democratic Steering Committee, and she was the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Through out her time in Congress, Lee has served as the co-chair and whip of the Progressive Caucus. And before coming to Washington, she spent several years serving in the California state legislature.
Khanna was also making news in the Indian American community prior to this when he expressed his disapproval of the expulsion of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Parliament, terming it a “deep betrayal of Gandhian philosophy”.
Hetweeted: “The expulsion of Rahul Gandhi from Parliament is a deep betrayal of Gandhian philosophy and India’s deepest values. This is not what my grandfather sacrificed years in jail for.”
Flagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his tweet, Khanna said “you have the power to reverse this decision for the the sake of Indian democracy”.
The tweet came as a reaction to a New York Times report, which said that “the expulsion of Rahul Gandhi is a devastating blow to the once-powerful Indian National Congress party”.The report further stated that the senior Congress leader and “several other politicians are now in jeopardy through India’s legal system”.
Khanna has been heavily trolled on social media for his statement.
Jay
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Good riddance- he had no chance of winning. Khanna is an opportunist greedy politician who stands for nothing, except for hsi own.
March 27, 2023Fturbbo
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He doesn’t deserve to be reelected or hold any office. He should have his visa revoked.
March 27, 2023Ram Tewari
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At every available opportunity , he has been anti – India. Hobnobbing with Hindu phobic people.
March 27, 2023sam
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get rid of ro Khanna
March 27, 2023Kris
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Mr Ro Khanna should stick to the US politics and not interfere with Legal matters of India, legal system is working just fine in India.
March 27, 2023Manoj
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So are you Mr. AGAINSTthe judicial system of India. Please do nNOT attempt to interfere in India’s internal affairs. Shame on you to even recognize as an Indian decent
March 27, 2023Mohanan Nair
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Other than the corrupt and irresponsible opposition parties, who need each other when it is their turn, the average citizens of India go with the Court verdict for the reason that Rahulji is not considered a matured politician and his comments are senseless and without substance.
March 28, 2023ashok kumar
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mr khanna you grandfather amar nath supported emergency in 975 and was opportunist like you. You say he workd with lala rajpat rai but lala laj pat rai did in 1909 and your grandfather was only seventeen then May be he worked with laj pat rai before he was born.
March 28, 2023VIJAY
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Mr. Khanna, Rahul did do nothing good for India. Wake up, Sir. You need to support Mr. Modi.
March 28, 2023Van
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Van
March 29, 2023You have to understanding corrupt Gandhi family Mahatma bless them with his Gandhi last name . Because his grand father India was decided Lost lot of lives. Rahul doesn’t have education