New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- US War Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced on Monday that Pentagon will be punishing Senator Mark Kelly, a Democrat and retired captain of the US Navy, but cutting the pay he receives as a retired soldier after the lawmaker appeared in a video where he, along with other leaders of his party, called upon US soldiers to refuse orders from the government that are illegal.

Pete Hegseth made the announcement in a post on social media platform X, saying, "Six weeks ago, Senator Mark Kelly - and five other members of Congress - released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline. As a retired Navy Captain who is still receiving a military pension, Captain Kelly ...