Rajghat cordoned off for Bush visit
'Mahatma Gandhi was a man of non-violence and peace, and is a hero to people all over the world. As his war-strewn presidency shows, George Bush knows nothing about non-violence,' said Kevin Martin, executive director, Peace Action.
'Gandhi would in no way condone his actions. Bush should reconsider this cynical, disrespectful display of symbolism,' Martin said in a statement from Silver Spring, Maryland, the group's headquarters.
'Does Bush think Gandhi would bless one of the main purposes of this trip -- to promote nuclear aid to India?' asked Martin. 'Gandhi abhorred nuclear weapons and would surely call for the US and India to pursue the abolition of nuclear weapons.'
