PM Modi unable to reject Trump’s claims as US president will ‘lay bare the truth’: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot outrightly state that United States President Donald Trump has been lying about brokering a ceasefire deal between India and Pakistan, as that would prompt the American leader to “lay bare the truth”, reported ANI.

Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, the leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha said: “The prime minister has not said that Trump is lying. It is obvious what has happened. Everyone knows, he is not able to say it. That is the reality.”

Trump has repeatedly claimed that he helped India and Pakistan settle the border tensions in May. The US president has also claimed that he pressured both countries into accepting the ceasefire by threatening to stop trade with them.

New Delhi has rejected Trump’s assertions.

Gandhi said on Wednesday that Trump was repeating his claims to pressure New Delhi on a trade deal that is in the works.

“Just watch how the trade deal turns out,” he added.

On Tuesday, speaking during a debate on the Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent Operation Sindoor, Gandhi asked the prime minister to “show courage” and clarify if Trump was lying about mediating the ceasefire deal.

“Donald Trump has said 29 times that he brought about the ceasefire,” Gandhi said. “If he is lying… let the prime...

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