India, Sept. 20 -- US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a democrat who represents New York's 14th District, sought to criticise Republican members of the Congress on Friday for bringing a resolution honoring the "life and legacy" of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated earlier this month.

Kirk was shot dead while he was interacting with people during an event at Utah Valley University on September 10.

Calling Kirk's assassination a "horrific and vile attack incident of political violence", Ocasio-Cortez said that people should not lose sight of who Charlie Kirk actually was.

While addressing the Congress, she said, "We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was: a man who believed that the Civil Rights Act tha...