Priyanka's Palestine bag: Responding to the backlash, Priyanka dismissed the criticism as a display of patriarchy. "Who is going to decide what clothes I wear now? That is typical patriarchy — deciding what women should or shouldn’t wear. I don’t subscribe to it.
I will wear what I want to," she said. New Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s decision to carry a handbag emblazoned with “Palestine” to Parliament has ignited a political storm in India, with reactions ranging from admiration abroad to sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at home. Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, a former minister from Pakistan, lauded Priyanka for her solidarity with Palestine.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Hussain said, “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.” 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 — Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) December 16, 2024 BJP leaders criticises her actions However, BJP leaders criticised her actions, accusing her of “appeasement politics”.
BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya labelled Priyanka a “bigger disas.
