Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi again over silence on Trump’s ceasefire claim
THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK New Delhi, July 23: After the Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi stepped out…
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THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, July 23: After the Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi stepped out of the House and launched a sharp attack on the Modi government.
Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not responding to repeated statements by former US President Donald Trump claiming he arranged a “ceasefire” between India and Pakistan.
“The entire world knows that Trump has announced a ceasefire. We can’t hide from reality. How can the Prime Minister give a statement? Kya bolenge PM, ki Trump ne karwaya hai? (What will he say? That Trump has announced it?). He can’t say it, but it is the truth,” Gandhi said while speaking to reporters.
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He further added, “This is not only about a ceasefire. There are several major issues that we would like to discuss related to defence, defence manufacturing, and Operation Sindoor. The condition is not normal; the entire nation knows.”
Accusing Modi of inaction, Gandhi said, “Those who call themselves ‘deshbhakt’ have run away. The Prime Minister is unable to give a single statement. Trump has claimed 25 times that he has announced a ceasefire. Who is he? This is not his work. However, the Prime Minister didn’t respond once. This is reality. Can’t hide from it.”
He also hit out at the government for eroding India’s global position. “They have destroyed our foreign policy. You can hardly count on your fingers the number of countries that have supported us. No one has supported us,” Gandhi remarked.
His remarks came after Trump, in a recent statement, again asserted that he “stopped the war between India and Pakistan” by making trade talks conditional on peace.
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“We have stopped wars between India and Pakistan. They were probably going to end up in a nuclear war. They shot down five planes in the last attack. It was back and forth, back and forth. I called them and I said no more trade if you do this. They are both powerful nuclear nations. Who knows where that would have ended up, and I stopped it,” Trump had said.
