Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday issued a statement on the bombing of Gaza hospital that killed more than 500 people on Wednesday. The statement called the incident “both unjustifiable and a great loss to humanitarian tragedy” as well as the need to hold the perpetrators accountable for the bombing at the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge issues a statement, The indiscriminate bombing on the hospital in Gaza and residential areas resulting in the loss of hundreds of lives of innocent men, women and children is both unjustifiable and a grave humanitarian tragedy for which the… pic.twitter.com/KIHWF8TeoS— ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2023 Mallikarjun Kharge issues statement The statement revisited the stand of the Congress party, released on October 8th that condemned the attacks of Hamas on the people of Israel. Moreover, the statement also added that the actions of “Israels military forces in civilian areas, that includes a siege of the Gaza Strip and bombings in it.”“The Indian National Congress reiterates its long-standing support for the rights of the Palestinian people. The aspirations of the Palestinian people for a life of dignity, self-respect and equality in a sovereign state of their own are long-standing and perfectly legitimate. These aspirations have been routinely supressed and denied. Millions of Palestinians have been disposed and displaced. They have lived in an atmosphere of fear and intimidation.,” the statement said.Congress calls for immediate ceasefireAccording to the statement, the INC calls for “an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid” in the war-torn region of Gaza.“It calls upon all sides to abandon the path of senseless violence and war and begin the process of negotiations and diplomacy so that the aspirations of the Palestinian people can be fulfilled and the security concerns of Israel are also ensured,” the statement added.
