Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “unqualified praise” for his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu was “shameful and morally atrocious”, the Congress said on Thursday (October 9, 2025), while targeting Mr. Modi for his “silence” on the future of an independent and sovereign state of Palestine.
The criticism followed the Prime Minister’s statement welcoming the agreement on the first phase of United States President Donald Trump’s West Asia peace plan, under which Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza. Mr. Modi described the deal as a reflection of Mr. Netanyahu’s “strong leadership” and expressed hope that it would bring “respite” to the people of Gaza and pave the way for lasting peace.
Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh attacked Mr. Modi for failing to mention the ongoing expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank or the devastating toll of the Gaza war.
“It is shocking, shameful, and morally atrocious that the Prime Minister has extended unqualified praise to Netanyahu — who has unleashed a genocide in Gaza over the past 20 months,” Mr. Ramesh said in a post on X.
‘Total silence’
