Uttar Pradesh Congress today asked the Central government to preserve the personal belongings of the Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi in a museum as national heritage.
UPCC leader and media convenor Siroj Mehndi said the party has written a letter to the Central government and asked it to purchase the items and buildings associated with Bapu and keep them safely.
The personal belongings of Gandhiji should be kept in a museum as a national heritage, it added.
The letter further read that the auction of Bapu’s blood-stained sand in New York has hurt the sentiments of the Indians.
The iconic leader’s trademark wire-rimmed glasses, a pair of worn leather sandals, a pocket watch and a metal bowl and plate were up for sale in New York recently.
The auction had caused an uproar in India where many view the items as a part of their national heritage and want them to be kept in a museum.
