Overview

• In a Hindi op-ed titled ‘Gaza sankat par mookdarshak Modi sarkaar,’ Congress leader Sonia Gandhi asserts that Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide and brands the government’s inaction a cowardly betrayal of India’s values.
• Gandhi highlights that over the past two years more than 55,000 Palestinian civilians, including 17,000 children, have died under relentless bombardment and a blockade cutting off food, fuel and medical supplies.
• She warns that UN General Assembly ceasefire resolutions and a January 2024 International Court of Justice order have been ignored, framing forced starvation as a crime against humanity.
• Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge echoed Gandhi’s call on social media, urging Modi to speak clearly, boldly and forthrightly to restore India’s leadership in the Global South.
• The BJP dismissed the Congress critique as political pandering even as the Modi government maintains its neutral stance, including recent abstentions at the UN on Gaza resolutions.