PM Modi must publicly reject Trump’s declare: Congress renews attack after US President reiterates ‘I stopped the warfare’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday focused Prime Minister Narendra Modi after US President Donald Trump reiterated his declare of stopping the warfare between Pakistan and India.“Public claims made by President Trump simply cannot be countered by proxy. Prime Minister Modi must publicly reject President Trump’s claims – if they are incorrect,” the Congress stated after the US president as soon as once more claimed that he had stopped the warfare between Pakistan and India.“I stopped the war between Pakistan and India. This man (Asim Munir) was extremely influential in stopping it from the Pakistani side and PM Modi from the Indian side and others. I stopped a war between two major nuclear nations … ,” the US President stated forward of his assembly with Pakistan military chief Asif Munir in the White House.Ironically, Trump’s newest declare got here after overseas secretary Vikram Misri had briefed the media earlier at the moment and stated that PM Modi had informed President Trump that India had halted its army actions final month following direct talks between their militaries, with none American mediation.In a virtually 35-minute telephone name with Trump on Tuesday, Modi firmly said that India doesn’t and can “never accept” mediation and that the discussions between Indian and Pakistani militaries on cessation of army actions had been initiated at Islamabad’s request, overseas secretary Vikram Misri had stated in the morning rejecting Trump’s repeated claims of brokering truce.Taking swipes at the authorities over the contradictory statements, the Congress stated “this is indeed very puzzling.”“The Modi government is saying something else and Trump continues to be adamant on his own claim – which he has now made for the 15th time in the last 38 days,” the Congress posted on X.“The reality is that the information about the ceasefire was first shared by Trump on X and not the Indian Government,” it added.“Why is Narendra Modi not able to state openly all that he allegedly told Trump over the phone? India awaits answers. This is a matter of our national security and sovereignty and cannot be treated so recklessly,” the Congress stated.Senior Congress chief Pawan Khera additionally launched a scathing attack on the authorities and demanded that PM Modi ought to publicly reject the claims being made by Trump.“Donald Trump isn’t using a senior official to claim that he mediated between India and Pakistan. He has been saying it himself. Public claims made by President Trump simply cannot be countered by proxy. Prime Minister Modi must publicly reject President Trump’s claims – if they are incorrect,” Khera stated in a put up on X.“One has to feel a bit sorry for the Foreign Secretary – left to clean up after a government that can’t keep its own narrative intact,” he wrote.The authorities has all alongside denied any third-party mediation. PM Modi stated that the talks relating to cessation of army motion had been held instantly between New Delhi and Islamabad underneath the current channels established between each militaries, and it was accomplished at Pakistan’s request. Notably, PM Modi and President Trump had been scheduled to fulfill on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Canada, however Trump needed to return to the US early, resulting from which the assembly couldn’t happen. The Prime Minister invited President Trump to India, and he accepted the invitation.