Indian-American lawmakers strongly criticise Trumps actions in Venezuela

New York, Jan 4 (PTI) Several Indian-American lawmakers strongly criticised Donald Trump’s decision to send the country’s military to Venezuela and capture President Nicolas Maduro, saying the US President abused presidential power and is drawing America into another “open-ended conflict”. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said that while Maduro is an “illegitimate dictator” who has inflicted immense suffering on the Venezuelan people, that reality does not give any president a blank check to use military force without Congress. “By acting without congressional authorisation and publicly asserting US control over another sovereign…