New Delhi: Reaffirming the Congress party’s consistent stance on the Gaza crisis, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, in an article published in The Hindu, expressed deep concern over India’s continued silence on the war in Gaza and the escalating tensions with Iran.
In an article, “It is still not too late for India’s voice to be heard”, she wrote that this silence marks a worrying shift from the country’s traditional moral and diplomatic position.
Sonia Gandhi urged the government to speak up and help bring peace through talks.
She also stressed that it is not too late for the country to take responsible action and support peace efforts in West Asia.
In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra shared a note written by Sonia Gandhi, “New Delhi’s silence on the devastation in Gaza and now on the unprovoked escalation against Iran reflects a disturbing departure from our moral and diplomatic traditions. This represents not just a loss of voice but also a surrender of values.”
“It is still not too late. India must speak clearly, act responsibly, and use every diplomatic channel available to defuse tensions and promote a return to dialogue in West Asia,” the post reads.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Pawan Khera also shared a note from Sonia Gandhi’s article stating that the Islamic Republic of Iran has been more cooperative with India than the Imperial State of Iran, which had sided with Pakistan during the 1965 and 1971 wars.
In a post on X, Pawan Khera shared, “Indeed, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been much more cooperative with India than its predecessor, the Imperial State of Iran, that had tilted towards Pakistan in the 1965 and 1971 wars.”
Praising the piece, Khera wrote, “A brilliant article by Mrs Sonia Gandhi that reminds us how lessons from history and humanism must remain the strong pillars of foreign policy.”
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What is disturbing is Ms Gandhi’s loss of values and sane takes. There is nothing unprovoked about the escalation once you know that the Iran regime has been a blatant state sponsor of terrorism against Israel, having declared its intent wipe out democratic Israel in contradiction to your “commitment to a two-state solution”. The Ayatollahs are a far-right theocratic dictatorship that murders gay people and tortures women who refuse to wear hijab. Are those the values you are fighting for, Ms. Gandhi? Iran and its international terrorist proxies, Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthi, started this war on Oct 7. Iran escalated into direct attacks on Israel in response to Iranian officers dying in Israeli attacks on Hezbollah and Syrian targets. Israel didn’t start this war, but Israel will finish it.
All Indians who sympathise with and support Hamas must be deported immediately to Gaza.