On repeating his claim of US President Donald Trump to stop the conflict between India and Pakistan, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday that the same claim has been repeated 22 times in 65 days.
Trump on Monday reiterated his claim that he prevented the struggle between India and Pakistan through trade, which could have turned into a “nuclear war”.
Trump said during a meeting with NATO General Secretary Roote at the Oval Office, “We have been very successful in tackling the wars. You have India, (and) Pakistan. You have Rwanda and Congo which had been going on for 30 years.”
Congress General Secretary (Communications in-charge) Ramesh tagged a video of Trump’s comment, saying, “65 days. 22 times. The same claim. It is being repeated again and again.”
In his speech, Trump said, “By the way, the way India and Pakistan were moving ahead, the nuclear war would have been sprinkled within a week. It was happening very badly, and we did so through business. I said, ‘I said,” Until you resolve the matter, we would not talk to you about business’, and they were great, great leaders, and they were great leaders and they were great, and they were great, and they were great, and they were great, and they were great, and they were great, and they were great, and they were great. “
On May 10, when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to complete and immediate ceasefire after a long night conversation in Washington’s mediation, since he has reiterated his claim more than a dozen times on several occasions that they have helped reduce tension between India and Pakistan.
However, India has been continuously saying that agreed to end enmity with Pakistan was built after direct talks between the Directorate General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the two armies.
In a phone call of about 35 minutes with Trump last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly stated that India would “never accept mediation” and discussion between Indian and Pakistani forces was launched at the request of Islamabad on stopping military action.
India started Operation Sindoor on 7 May, under which terrorist structures in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir were targeted in response to the Pahalgam attack, killing 26 civilians.
On May 10, it was agreed to end the struggle between India and Pakistan for four days after drone and missile attacks from across the border.