NEW DELHI: Declaring solidarity with the Palestinian people and demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the CPM led a dharna in front of the party's Delhi headquarters, AKG Bhawan. Central Committee members including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan participated in the dharna which was inaugurated by CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury. The leaders condemned India's abstention from voting in the UN General Assembly.

Yechury said Israel's war is not against Hamas, but against the people of Palestine. CPM's position is to end the atrocities committed by Israel. More than 8,000 people have been killed so far. More than half are children. This cruelty is unacceptable. He also said that the UN should ensure the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the Modi government is shamelessly supporting the aggressors of Israel, contrary to its stand on the issue of Palestine till now. U.N. By abstaining from the resolution, the Modi government's stand of complicity in the US-backed Israeli attack was hidden. This shameful attitude of Modi government should be protested. Indian people have been with the Palestinians since the freedom struggle phase.

Former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, PB members Prakashkarat, Vrinda Karat, M A Baby, State Secretary MV Govindan, central committee members AK Balan, Elamaram Karim, A Vijayaraghavan, K Radhakrishnan, KN Balagopal, KK Shailaja, PK Srimathi, CS Sujatha, P Satidevi and others also participated.