Congress slams Modi for backing Trump's Gaza peace plan

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday slammed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for backing US President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza to "appease his good friends".

In a post on X, he wrote: "To appease his good friend President Trump and in solidarity with his other good friend Bibi Netanyahu, Prime Minister Modi has welcomed President Trump's new 20-point plan for Gaza."

Raising "fundamental and disturbing" questions on the plan, he asked:

• Where are the people of Gaza themselves in the system of governance proposed?
• Where is the roadmap for a full-fledged Palestinian state to come into being?
• How much longer will the US and Israel continue to ignore Palestinian statehood - which has already been recognised by 157 member-countries of the UN with India having led the way in Nov 1988?
• Where is the accountability for the genocide that has been carried out in Gaza over the past twenty months?

The Congress leader said that Modi had maintained a complete silence on the horrific atrocities that have led to the killing of tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza.

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"This is extreme moral cowardice and a total betrayal of all that India has stood for," he added.

To appease his good friend President Trump and in solidarity with his other good friend Bibi Netanyahu, Prime Minister Modi has welcomed President Trump's new 20-point plan for Gaza. But fundamental and disturbing questions on the plan remain.

1. Where are the people of Gaza…

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) October 1, 2025