The Congress on Saturday attacked the Modi government at the Center to stay away from voting on the proposal of the United Nations General Assembly for the ceasefire in Gaza. The party alleged that India’s foreign policy is decaying. The opposition party also asked the government whether India had abandoned its theoretical stance against war, massacre and justice.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, “It is now clear that our foreign policy is frightening. Perhaps, Prime Minister Modi should now consider the frequent mistakes made by his Foreign Minister and decide some accountability. 149 countries voted for the UNGA proposal for the ceasefire in Gaza, while India was one of those 19 countries, who did not participate in the votes.
Congress president raised questions
Kharge further said that the Congress has condemned the attacks carried out by Hamas on the people of Israel on 8 October 2023. We have constantly condemned indiscriminate actions, including the siege and bombing of the Gaza Strip. 60,000 people have been killed and there is a broad and frightening human crisis. Have we left India’s constant stance in the Middle East and West Asia advocating ceasefire, peace and conversation?
‘India is the only country …’
AICC General Secretary, Organization, KC Venugopal said that India is always standing for peace, justice and human dignity. But today, India is the only country in South Asia, BRICS and SCO, which did not put its stand on the UNGA proposal seeking a ceasefire in Gaza. 60 thousand people were killed, most of them were women and children, thousands of people are dying of hunger. A human destruction is coming out.
Priyanka Gandhi asked questions to Modi government
Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also expressed disappointment over India’s stand in the United Nations. He said, “This is a tragic rebellion of our anti -colonial heritage. Of course, we are silent not only when Netanyahu destroyed the whole country, but we are also joying at the assassination of its leadership by violating his government and violating its sovereignty by his government, and is completely violating all international criteria.”
Priyanka further said, “How can we abandon the principles of our Constitution as a nation and the values ​​of our freedom struggle, which paved the way for the international field based on peace and humanity?”
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‘Shocking moral cowardice …’
Pawan Kheda, head of the AICC Media Department, also said that India’s boycott of India on the Gaza ceasefire is “a shocking moral cowardice, which is a shameful betrayal with our anti -colonial heritage and the values ​​of our own freedom struggle.”
He reminded how India was once standing for Palestine and became the first non-Arab state to recognize Palestine Mukti Sangathan (PLO) in 1974, which invited Yasar Arafat to participate in the 7th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit held in New Delhi in 1983 and submitted the Palestinian kingdom in 1988.
He said, “We stood as a strategy in favor of justice, but as the principle but today, he is lying in the glorious heritage ruins.”
How many votes were cast in favor of the proposal?
The 193 -member United Nations General Assembly passed the proposal submitted by Spain with an overwhelming majority, demanding immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire. India was among the 19 countries that did not participate in the voting, while 12 countries voted against the proposal, while the proposal cast 149 votes. India’s permanent representative Ambassador to the United Nations, Parvatneni Harish said that the proposal has come in the background of deteriorating human condition in Gaza.