Modi government’s silence on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death is not neutrality but dereliction of duty, Sonia Gandhi’s big attack
New Delhi. Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and said that the government’s silence on the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is not neutrality but dereliction of duty.
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In an opinion editorial (op-ed) published in The Indian Express, Sonia Gandhi said that India’s non-response is a sign of tacit approval of this tragic incident. Sonia Gandhi said that the assassination of a sitting head of state amid ongoing negotiations shows a big rift in today’s international relations. Yet, apart from the shock of this incident, what stands out equally clearly is the silence of New Delhi.
What did Sonia Gandhi say?
He further said that initially ignoring the major US-Israeli attack, the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) limited himself to criticizing Iran’s retaliatory attack on UAE, but did not say anything about the events preceding that. Later he made small talk about his ‘deep concern’ and talked about ‘negotiations and diplomacy’, which is exactly what was going on before the major unprovoked attacks by Israel and the US.
Doubts expressed on India’s foreign policy
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Sonia Gandhi expressed doubts over the direction of India’s foreign policy. He said that when the targeted killing of a foreign leader does not constitute a clear defense of our country’s sovereignty or international law and impartiality is abandoned, it casts serious doubt on the direction and credibility of our foreign policy.
Mention of PM Modi’s visit to Israel
He also referred to PM Modi’s visit to Israel just before the attacks on Iran and expressed concern over India’s high-profile political support without any moral clarity.
Sonia Gandhi said that the restlessness has increased due to timing. Barely 48 hours before the killing, the Prime Minister had returned from a visit to Israel, where he clearly reiterated his support for Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, even as there is worldwide anger over the civilian deaths in the Gaza fighting.
He said that at a time when most countries of the Global South as well as major powers and India’s partners in BRICS such as Russia and China have maintained a distance, India’s high-profile political support without any moral clarity is a clear and disturbing change. Sonia Gandhi also demanded a discussion on the government’s silence in the second part of the budget session.
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