Left parties on Tuesday (March 3, 2026) protested at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar against the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran and the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and accused the Centre of keeping silent on the issue.
Protesters held up placards and raised slogans against the attack. They urged people to express solidarity with Iranians.
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“The silence of the government over (U.S. President Donald) Trump’s imperialist hooliganism, the attack on Iran... Why is Narendra Modi quiet,” asked CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat. “He held (Israel Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu’s bloodied hands and said it is the voice of the people of India... How is this the voice of the people? You went to Israel to help a genocide,” she said.
Ms. Karat said the attack on Iran came within 24 hours of Prime Minister Modi’s return from Israel. “Did you go there to give a stamp of approval,” she asked.
