New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) A group of Gandhian organisations held a demonstration against the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war in the national capital here on Tuesday, hoping for the violence to stop.

Scores of individuals -- some of them holding posters that read 'No to War' -- also joined the demonstration as they staged a sit in on a road stretch near Raj Ghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi.

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“The demonstration against the war and in solidarity with the people of Ukraine was organised by Gandhian organisations today,” National Gandhi Museum Director A Annamalai said.

“The spontaneous demonstration of sympathy for Ukraine and a strong opposition of the war by the people world over, including Russia, is a declaration of the living faith of the people in democratic values and the sovereignty of nations,” he said.

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The National Gandhi Museum, built in memory of Mahatma Gandhi, is being managed under the Gandhi Smarak Nidhi (Gandhi Memorial Trust).

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