MPs urge Gandhi sale intervention

A number of Indian MPs are calling for Mahatma Gandhi's personal possessions, due for auction in New York next month, to be returned to India.

Mahatma Gandhi's spectacles, which he once said gave him "the vision to free India", a pair of his sandals and his pocket watch are among the items.

MPs across Indian parties have said that all efforts should be made to retrieve the possessions.

Auctioneers have put an estimate of £30,000 ($42,000) on the items.

Antiquorum Auctioneers in New York will stage the sale on 4-5 March.