Priyanka Gandhi calls for corrective measures after Ahmedabad plane crash

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after inaugurating a smart Anganwadi, part of the Aspirational District Programme, at Sultan Bathery in Wayanad district on Saturday.

Congress general secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said that once the reason for the Ahmedabad plane crash is found, corrective measures need to be taken to protect lives in the future.

Ms. Vadra, who is on a two-day visit to Kerala to inaugurate various developmental projects in her Lok Sabha constituency, told reporters here that the whole nation was grieving over the lives lost in the crash.

“We should be united in our grief and provide as much solidarity as we can to the families of the passengers and others, including medical students, who lost their lives in the incident. It is a moment where we need to stand together and just provide solidarity,” she said.

The Congress MP further said that it was also important to find “what went wrong”.

“It is being investigated. I am sure the investigating agencies will in the next few days enlighten the nation as to what happened. Then in the future, whatever corrective measures need to be taken, will be taken to protect people and lives,” she said.

U.N. motion

In a post on ‘X’, Ms. Vadra termed “shameful” and “disappointing” the Indian government’s decision to abstain from the U.N. motion to protect civilians and uphold humanitarian obligations in Gaza. She contended that the Indian government was refusing to take a stand when 60,000 people, mostly women and children, had been killed and the entire population of Gaza were being “confined and starved to death.”

The Congress MP alleged that not only was India being silent on the Gaza issue, it was “cheering on” the Israeli government as it attacked Iran and assassinated its leadership.

“It is shameful and disappointing that our government has chosen to abstain on the U.N. motion for the protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations in Gaza...

“This is a tragic reversal of our anti-colonial legacy. In fact, not only are we standing silent as Mr. Netanyahu annihilates an entire nation, we are cheering on as his government attacks Iran and assassinates its leadership in flagrant violation of its sovereignty and complete contravention of all international norms,” she said on X.

She questioned how the country can “abandon” the principles of the Constitution and the values of the freedom struggle “that led the way for an international arena based on peace and humanity”.

“There is no justification for this. True global leadership demands the courage to defend justice, India has shown this courage unfailingly in the past.

“In a world that is increasingly divisive, we must reclaim our voice for humanity and stand fearlessly for truth and non-violence,” she said in her post.

Published - June 14, 2025 06:22 pm IST