Former Pakistani minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain praised Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi for carrying a "Palestine" bag to Parliament, drawing criticism from the BJP, who accused her of "appeasement." Gandhi defended her action, stating it was her choice of attire and rejecting the BJP's patriarchal critique. This follows Gandhi's recent display of solidarity with Palestine by wearing a keffiyeh.
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