‘American Papa Ne Warfare Rukwa Di’: Congress Takes Swipe At Centre Over Trump’s Remarks – News18

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Talking in Saudi Arabia, Trump as soon as once more claimed his administration “efficiently brokered a historic ceasefire” to cease the escalating violence between India and Pakista
India and Pakistan reached an understanding on Could 10 to finish the battle after 4 days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes. (AFP file)
With US President Donald Trump reiterating his claims of brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the Congress on Wednesday requested what do the “sometimes loquacious” Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar must say about this revelation and did they “mortgage” India’s safety pursuits within the face of US “stress”.
Talking in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Trump as soon as once more claimed his administration “efficiently brokered a historic ceasefire” to cease the escalating violence between India and Pakistan.
Congress basic secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh mentioned, “A number of days in the past we learnt of the ceasefire with Pakistan from the President of the USA. Now, at a public occasion in Saudi Arabia yesterday, the President reveals that he could have coerced and blackmailed India into this ceasefire utilizing the carrot-and-stick of sanctions and commerce offers.” “What do the sometimes loquacious PM and EAM must say about this revelation? Did they mortgage India’s safety pursuits within the face of US stress?” Ramesh mentioned on X.
“Ameriki papa ne battle rukwa di kya?” he added.
The Congress was taking a swipe on the BJP for an commercial it had put out final yr claiming that PM Modi had stopped the Russia-Ukraine battle.
The commercial confirmed a feminine pupil stranded out of the country, who meets her mother and father exterior the airport, and says “Maine kaha tha na, kaisi bhi scenario ho, Modi ji humein ghar le ayenge, Warfare rukwa di papa aur phir hamari bus nikali papa (I had advised you, regardless of the scenario, Modi will deliver us dwelling. He stopped the battle..) Congress on Tuesday evening had mentioned Trump was not solely hyphenating the 2 international locations but in addition evaluating Prime Minister Modi together with his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif.
The Congress’ media and publicity division head Pawan Khera shared the clip of Trump’s newest feedback throughout the occasion in Saudi Arabia.
“US president says it once more: ‘I used commerce to make a deal between them, and so they agreed’. Not solely is Donald Trump hyphenating India with Pakistan, he’s evaluating Prime Minister Modi with Shehbaz Sharif,” he mentioned within the caption.
He requested if such a comparability was acceptable to the PMO.
In his remarks on the Saudi-US funding discussion board in Riyadh, Trump mentioned, “As I mentioned in my inaugural tackle, my biggest hope is to be a peacemaker and to be a unifier. I don’t like battle. Now we have the best navy, by the best way, within the historical past of the world.” “Simply days in the past, my administration efficiently brokered a historic ceasefire to cease the escalating violence between India and Pakistan,” claimed Trump, who’s in Saudi Arabia on the primary leg of his four-day journey to the Gulf area.
“And I used commerce to a big extent to do it. And I mentioned, ‘Fellows, come on. Let’s make a deal. Let’s do some buying and selling’,” Trump mentioned to applause from the high-level viewers, which included billionaire Elon Musk.
“‘Let’s not commerce nuclear missiles. Let’s commerce the issues that you simply make so superbly. They usually each have very highly effective leaders, very sturdy leaders, good leaders, sensible leaders. And all of it stopped. Hopefully, it’ll stay that method, however it all stopped,” Trump mentioned.
A day earlier, Trump had claimed that his administration stopped a “nuclear battle” between India and Pakistan, telling the south Asian neighbours that America would do a “lot of commerce” with them in the event that they ended hostilities.
India and Pakistan reached an understanding on Could 10 to finish the battle after 4 days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
Indian authorities sources in New Delhi have maintained the administrators basic of navy operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan reached an understanding to cease all firings and navy actions on land, air and sea and that no third occasion was concerned.
Trump had introduced India and Pakistan agreed to a “full and instant ceasefire” and claimed that it occurred after a protracted evening of talks “mediated by the USA”.
India maintains the Kashmir problem to be a bilateral matter and that there is no such thing as a area for any third occasion.
It asserts that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh are and can at all times be integral and inalienable elements of India.
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