Particle.news
Download on the App Store
12 ARTICLES
·
last wk.

Sonia Gandhi Accuses Modi Government of Moral Abdication on Palestine

The Congress leader uses a newspaper op-ed to press for principled leadership during a wave of new recognitions of Palestinian statehood.

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi said India needs to demonstrate leadership on the issue of Palestine.
Image
Image
Image

Overview

  • In an op-ed in The Hindu, Sonia Gandhi says the government's response shows a "profound silence" and an abdication of humanity and morality.
  • She argues policy has been shaped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal friendship with Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it untenable "personalised diplomacy."
  • Gandhi describes Israel's military action since October 7 as "nothing less than genocidal," citing over 55,000 Palestinian civilian deaths, including 17,000 children, and widespread hunger and aid obstruction.
  • She criticises India for signing a recent investment agreement with Israel and for hosting far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, who has faced global condemnation over remarks about Palestinians.
  • Pointing to recognitions by France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal and Australia, she urges India to reclaim leadership, a call amplified by Congress units and publicly endorsed by Shashi Tharoor.