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Fawad Chaudhary, a Pakistani politician, on Monday praised Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for carrying a bag with “Palestine” written on it to parliament. While praising Priyanka Vadra, Chaudhary mentioned that such courage was expected from the granddaughter of Jawaharlal Nehru. He also criticised the politicians from Pakistan for "not demonstrating such courage.
” In a post on X, Chaudhary emphasised that Priyanka Gandhi has stood tall amidst pigmies. “What else could we expect from a granddaughter of a towering freedom fighter like Jawaharlal Nehru? Priyanka Gandhi has stood tall amidst pigmies, such shame that to date, no Pakistani member of Parliament has demonstrated such courage,” Chaudhary stated in his post on X. What else could we expect from a granddaughter of a towering freedom fighter like Jawaharlal Nehru? Priyanka Gandhi has stood tall amidst pigmies, such shame that to date, no Pakistani member of Parliament has demonstrated such courage.
#ThankYou pic.twitter.com/vV3jfOXLQq ALSO READ: One Nation One Election LIVE Updates: Oppn Slams Centre's Bills On Simultaneous Polls As 'Assault On Constitution' Earlier on Monday, Priyanka Gandhi was seen with the "Palestine" bag during the winter session of the parliament.
While many of the netizens supported her act and stated that she stands with the oppressed people in Palestine, others claimed that this was done for the appeasement politics. Several of the BJP leaders, including Sambit Patra, also questioned her act and claimed that she carried "the bag of appeasement." “The Gandhi family has always been carrying the bag of appeasement.
The appeasement bag is the reason behind their rout in elections,” Patra was quoted as saying by Mint. Replying to the remarks from the BJP leaders, Priyanka Gandhi stated that no one has a right to decide her clothes and labeled the remarks from the saffron party leaders as "typical patriarchy". “Who is going to decide what clothes I am going to wear? This is typical patriarchy, deciding what a woman should wear,” Gandhi was heard telling a reporter.
ALSO READ: Priyanka Gandhi Carries 'Palestine' Bag To Lok Sabha In Symbolic Appeal For Gaza Peace Earlier in June, Priyanka Gandhi slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the attacks on Gaza and the nearby region. The offensive was launched following the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel by Hamas, the Islamist group that runs Gaza..
