Why Priyanka Gandhi’s bags have stirred a controversy

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been grabbing headlines for her choice of totes. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s handbags On Monday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was seen carrying a handbag emblazoned with the word “Palestine” on it to Parliament. Drawing attention to her lineage, he remarked, “What else could we expect from a granddaughter of a towering freedom fighter like Jawaharlal Nehru?” He also criticised Pakistani politicians, stating, “Such shame that to date, no Pakistani member of Parliament has demonstrated such courage.” BJP’s criticism of ‘selective activism’ While the Congress MP’s bag drew cheers from her supporters, it came under intense scrutiny from the Bharatiya Janata Party, which accused her of engaging in appeasement politics. First, it was Asaduddin Owaisi who raised a ‘Jai Palestine’ slogan, and now it is Priyanka Gandhi who brought a Palestine bag to Parliament.” The head of the BJP’s IT unit, Amit Malviya, charged the new MP with “communal virtue signalling” while claiming to be opposing patriarchy. Sporting a bag in support of Palestine in Parliament is crass communal posturing,” Malviya wrote on X. Vadra’s sharp response Vadra responded to the BJP’s comments by dismissing the criticism as patriarchal.