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A recent article by senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi has become the hottest issue in the country’s politics at present. His article written on the international situation, especially the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Palestine and Iran, has given rise to a new debate and sharp statements in Indian politics. The ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and many social organizations have slammed Sonia Gandhi and the entire Congress party over this article. The opposition’s direct allegation is that Congress speaks openly on international issues, but when atrocities are committed against Hindu minorities in the neighboring country Bangladesh, it becomes completely silent by adopting the policy of ‘selective outrage’.
What did Sonia Gandhi write in the article on Gaza and Iran crisis?
In her article, Sonia Gandhi has expressed deep concern over the ongoing war in the Middle East and the problems it is causing to common citizens. Referring to the human rights violations taking place in Gaza and the current political situation in Iran, he appealed to the global community to restore peace. The Congress leader wrote that war can never be the solution to any problem and saving the lives of innocent people should be the first priority of every democratic country. His article was presented as an example of Congress’s international stance and its sensitivity towards human rights, but its exact opposite effect was seen in domestic politics.
BJP’s allegation of ‘selective outrage’, asked the biggest question
As soon as the article came out, BJP’s national spokespersons and Union ministers launched an all-out attack on Sonia Gandhi. BJP leaders say that Sonia Gandhi clearly sees the pain of the citizens of Gaza and Iran, but she does not hear the screams of the Hindu brothers and sisters who are being tortured for months in Bangladesh, bordering India. The debate has also intensified on social media that when the houses, shops and temples of Hindus were being targeted after the coup in Bangladesh, then why the top leadership of Congress did not take any big article or take a strong stand at this stage. Congress now seems to be completely on the backfoot regarding this double standard.
Congress becomes the new arena of foreign diplomacy vs domestic politics
Political analysts believe that this article by Sonia Gandhi could be a part of her attempt to attract a specific vote bank within the country and create a liberal image for herself at the global level. However, in the current era of nationalism and regional security-related politics, this bet seems to be backfiring for the Congress. Local leaders of states bordering Bangladesh like West Bengal, Assam and Tripura have also given their sharp reaction on this. He says that the party which cannot take an open stand on the atrocities being committed on Sanatani people in its neighboring country, lamenting for the countries of the far Middle East is nothing but a political hypocrisy.