Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra carries a bag with ‘Palestine’ written on it as she arrives for the winter session of Parliament in New Delhi on December 16, 2024. Photo credit: PTI
In a show of support for the people of Palestine, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra carried a bag emblazoned with “Palestine” into Parliament on Monday (December 16, 2024).
The Congress general secretary has been speaking out against Israel’s actions in Gaza and expressing solidarity with the Palestinians.
Ms Vadra was seen carrying a handbag emblazoned with the word “Palestine” and Palestinian symbols, including a watermelon – a symbol of Palestinian unity.
Abed Elrajeg Abu Jajar, charge d’affaires at the Palestine embassy in New Delhi, called Ms. Vadra last week to congratulate the Congress leader on her victory in the recent elections from Wayanad in Kerala.
In June, Ms Vadra criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for what he called “genocidal acts” by the Israeli government in Gaza, as he accused him and his government of “barbarism”.
The Congress Secretary General’s comments came after Mr Netanyahu defended Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza in a speech to the US Congress.
Ms. Vadra said it is not enough to speak for the citizens, mothers, fathers, doctors, nurses, aid workers, journalists, teachers, writers, poets, senior citizens and the thousands of innocent children who are missing the day. Days after the “horrific carnage” taking place in Gaza.
“It is the moral responsibility of every right-thinking person, including all Israeli citizens, to condemn the genocidal acts of the Israeli government and to press for their cessation,” she said. In the post on X.
Their actions are unacceptable in a world that claims civility and morality, Ms. Vadra said.
published – December 16, 2024 at 01:44 pm IST