A long-time proponent of the Palestinian cause, Priyanka has strongly voiced her opposition to the conflict in Gaza. She was recently sporting a black-and-white keffiyeh (a traditional Palestinian headscarf) during a meeting with Palestine embassy charge d’affaires Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was seen with a bag emblazoned with “Palestine” on it, as she arrived at the Parliament today. The special bag featured a watermelon — a long-recognised motif of resistance in the region, and a dove.
A photo of Priyanka Gandhi with the bag was shared on social media by Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed.
Smt. @priyankagandhi Ji shows her solidarity with Palestine by carrying a special bag symbolizing her support.
A gesture of compassion, commitment to justice and humanity! She is clear that nobody can violate the Geneva convention pic.twitter.com/2i1XtQRd2T
— Dr. Shama Mohamed (@drshamamohd) December 16, 2024
“The Gandhi family has always been carrying the bag of appeasement. The appeasement bag is the reason behind their rout in elections,” BJP leader Sambit Patra said during a press briefing.
Priyanka Gandhi is a long-time proponent of the Palestinian cause and has strongly voiced her opposition to the conflict in Gaza.
She recently met with Palestine embassy charge d’affaires Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer. The Congress leader was seen sporting a black-and-white keffiyeh (a traditional Palestinian headscarf) during a meeting.
Earlier this year, Priyanka condemned Israel’s bombing in Gaza, calling its actions “barbaric” and “genocidal”.
“It is the moral responsibility of every right-thinking individual, including all those Israeli citizens who do not believe in hatred and violence, and every government in the world to condemn the Israeli government’s genocidal actions and force them to stop,” Gandhi had said in an X post in July.