SaralnamaWhile the Congress party has always expressed its solidarity with Palestine, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and her daughter and party MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, have emerged as strong voices for the Palestinian cause amid Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. A few days after France joined countries like the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia in recognising a Palestinian state, Sonia Gandhi wrote an opinion piece for The Hindu Thursday, in which she slammed the Narendra Modi government’s position with regard to Palestine amid Israel’s devastating offensive in Gaza. In her piece, titled “India’s muted voice, its detachment with Palestine”, the CPP chairperson argued that “India needs to demonstrate leadership on the issue of Palestine, which is now a battle for justice, identity, dignity and human rights”. Holding that “in the last two years, since the outbreak of hostilities… (Updated 28 Sep 2025, 10:09 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- While the Congress party has always expressed its solidarity with Palestine, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and her daughter and party MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, have emerged as strong voices for the Palestinian cause amid Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza
- A few days after France joined countries like the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia in recognising a Palestinian state, Sonia Gandhi wrote an opinion piece for The Hindu Thursday, in which she slammed the Narendra Modi government ’s position with regard to Palestine amid Israel’s devastating offensive in Gaza
- In her piece, titled “India’s muted voice, its detachment with Palestine”, the CPP chairperson argued that “India needs to demonstrate leadership on the issue of Palestine, which is now a battle for justice, identity, dignity and human rights”