White House condemns desecration of Gandhi statue in California

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The White House has condemned the desecration of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a metropolis in California by unidentified miscreants. “We certainly would have concern about the desecration of monuments of Gandhi,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki advised reporters at her every day information convention.
She was responding to a query on the desecration of the six-foot-tall, 294 kg bronze statue of Gandhi within the Central Park of town of Davis in northern California. It was damaged and ripped from the bottom by unknown miscreants just lately.
“Certainly we would condemn that desecration and watch it closely,” Psaki mentioned.
The vandalisation of Gandhi’s statue within the US has evoked a robust response from India which sought a radical investigation and applicable motion in opposition to these liable for the “despicable act.”
In New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs mentioned the US Department of State has conveyed that the act of vandalism is unacceptable and expressed the hope that the perpetrators shall be dropped at justice as rapidly as doable.
“The government of India strongly condemns this malicious and despicable act against a universally respected icon of peace and justice,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) mentioned in a press release on January 30.
It mentioned the Indian embassy in Washington has taken up the matter with the US Department of State for a radical investigation into the incident and applicable motion in opposition to these liable for it.
The metropolis of Davis, in a press release, condemned the act of vandalism.

“We don’t help any actions that embody the destruction of property. We perceive that our group displays a range of views and values, however we anticipate that everybody will prolong respect to one another and to shared areas.
“We are committed to creating a city that is inclusive and lives up to our principles. We work diligently to ensure the physical and psychological safety of every resident. Acts of destruction are violent and shatter this safety,” it mentioned.
The metropolis mentioned it sympathises with those that are grieving the destruction of the statue and promised a radical investigation and full accountability for individuals who dedicated this crime.
“We sympathise with those who have sincerely voiced their opposition to the statue and who feel unheard. But we reiterate our belief that the solution to solving such differences is never in violent acts but through compromise and dialogue. It is our sincere desire that our community moves forward with peaceful and positive discourse and reconciliation,” town mentioned in its assertion.
In a press release, Democratic Congressman Ami Bera condemned the incident and mentioned vandalisation and destruction of property is “unacceptable and has no place in our society.”
“I condemn the vandalisation of the Gandhi statue at Central Park in Davis, California. Peaceful and nonviolent protest, which was championed by civil rights leaders at house and overseas, together with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi, is a trademark of American democracy.
“The energy of our nation lies in our range, but in addition in our capability to peacefully categorical our opinions and variations. Vandalisation and the destruction of property is unacceptable and has no place in our society,” he mentioned.
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