Donald Trump is lying, says Congress leader Manish Tiwari
Asks Modi to clarify his stand in parliament without delay
SRINAGAR, JULY 23 (PTK): Congress leader Manish Tewari while reacting on the news about US President Donald Trump’s mediation offer for Kashmir resolution has said that the US Premier was making farcical claims
He said, “Yesterday’s statement by US President Trump, in the presence of Pakistan PM Imran Khan, that PM Modi had asked him to mediate on the Kashmir issue, is like a blow to the unity of India.
Manish Tewari said President Trump had said that when they (PM Modi-President Trump) met in Osaka, PM asked him “why don’t you mediate in Kashmir?”. He said PM invited him to intervene.
“We would like to demand that the PM comes to the House and clarifies if such a conversation took place between the two. If it didn’t, he should say that the US President is giving false statements and is lying about Kashmir.
Lok Sabha also witnessed an uproar over US President Donald Trump’s remarks on Kashmir mediation, with Congress demanding a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue.
As soon as the Lower House met for the day, members from the Congress and some other Opposition parties were on their feet shouting slogans over the issue.
Trump had on Monday claimed that Prime Minister Modi had asked him to play the role of a mediator on Kashmir. Amid the ruckus in the House, Speaker Om Birla said it was a serious issue and there should not be any politics over the matter. He urged members to rise above party lines and think about national interest. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said Opposition members were trying to belittle the image of the country, which is “highly unfair and uncalled for”.
Later, the Speaker said the issue can be discussed during the Zero Hour and the Question Hour was taken up after normalcy returned. Congress members were heard shouting ‘we want an answer’ and the party’s leader in the House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the prime minister should give an answer. (PTK)
