The Congress on Saturday claimed that the Government of India is “morally cowardly act” and is not worth giving moral direction and leadership to India or the world, who is afraid to vote for the ceasefire.
The main opposition party also asked the question that what has happened in the last six months, due to which India stopped supporting the ceasefire and left the theoretical stance of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Palestine? In the United Nations General Assembly, India avoided voting on the “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire demand in Gaza. Voting was held on the proposal submitted by Spain at the General Assembly.
The proposal demanded immediate and unconditional release of all those who were held hostage by the immediate, permanent and permanent ceasefire and Hamas and other groups. Congress organization general secretary KC Venugopal posted on ‘X’, “India has always stood for peace, justice and human honor. But today India is the only country to distance a distance from the proposal seeking a ceasefire in Gaza in South Asia, BRICS and SCO.
He questioned whether India has retreated from his theoretical stance against war, against massacre and justice? Venugopal said that the Ministry of External Affairs should clarify what changed in the last six months, due to which India stopped supporting the ceasefire?
He said, “We know that this government has very little respect for Nehru’s legacy, but why did Vajpayee ji’s theoretical stance on Palestine also leave?” Congress General Secretary emphasized this, “India has long been a theoretical voice for ceasefire, peace and dialogue in West Asia. Our legacy of non -alignment and moral diplomacy has been.
India has historically supported justice and human values in global conflicts. ”Pawan Kheda, head of the Congress media department, said that India’s staying away from voting on the Gaza ceasefire in the United Nations on June 12, 2025 is a shocking morally cowardly act as well as shameful betrayal with the values of our anti -colonial heritage and freedom struggle.
He said, “Once India created history by standing firmly for Palestine. In 1974, he became the first non-Arab country to recognize the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), invited Yasir Arafat to the 7th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit held in New Delhi in 1983 and formally recognized the Palestinian state in 1988.
Kheda emphasized this, “We had chosen to stand as a principle, not as a strategy for justice. But today it has turned into a glorious heritage debris.” He claimed, “Today India has bowed to Tel Aviv, except for the principles that once made us the direction of the moral values of the world.
Kheda said, “Global leadership is not made on silence and flattery. If we want our voice to be matured on the global stage, we have to show courage to speak at the most important time.” 19 countries including India did not participate in voting, while 12 countries voted against the proposal and got 149 votes in favor.
On the proposal titled ‘Protection of citizens and maintains legal and human obligations’, India’s permanent representative in the United Nations said that India is very concerned with the deepest humanitarian crisis and condemns the incident of the death of citizens. Harish said that India has been away from proposals on the Israel-Phalstan issue earlier.
