Kash Patel, who was selected for the FBI director in the Trump administration, told the Senate on Thursday that he had faced racism. The hearing on the approval of Kash Patel’s appointment to the post of FBI director has started in the Senate from Thursday. During the hearing, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham asked Patel, “Has he ever personally experienced racism.” On this, Patel said in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee that unfortunately he has had to face it. Patel told that during the investigation of the violence in Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021, he had given statements in front of the committee. Congress (US Parliament) had made his personal information public. After this, Patel received death threats. He was also called ‘Detestable Send Nigger’. This is a racist slur that is used to insult people from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. Started the speech with Jai Shri Krishna Kash Patel started his speech with the slogan ‘Jai Shri Krishna’. He was also seen wearing Kalava. He paid tribute to those killed in the plane and helicopter crash in Washington DC. He also expressed condolences to the families of the deceased. His parents were present in the Senate during the hearing. Kash Patel’s mother Anjana Patel and father Vinod Patel had arrived in America from India. His sister and other family members were also present there. Patel also welcomed his parents and other family members to the Senate. Patel also thanked Donald Trump for nominating him as FBI director. Different opinion from Trump on pardon of the accused of Capitol Hill violence Kash Patel opposed the decision to pardon the accused of Capitol Hill violence. Patel said, he opposes Trump’s decision to pardon the accused of the sentence, under which hundreds of rioters of January 6, who attacked police officers, were released from jail. After taking oath on January 20, Trump had announced to pardon more than 1200 accused of Capitol Hill violence. Along with this, 14 convicts have also been given remission in punishment. These accused had attacked the policemen by climbing on the Parliament on 6 January 2021. Patel said that any kind of violence against law enforcement agencies cannot be tolerated. ———————– Read full news here…. Kash Patel worked in Intelligence during Trump’s previous term: Belongs to a Gujarati family, will now become the FBI Director US President Donald Trump had announced the name of Indian-origin Kashyap Kash Patel for the next director of the investigation agency ‘Federal Bureau of Investigation’ (FBI) in November. Earlier, Kash Patel has worked as Chief of Staff in the Ministry of Defense, Deputy Director in National Intelligence and Senior Director of Anti-Terrorism Programs in the National Security Council during Trump’s first term. Read full news here…
