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Amid the Opposition's attack on the Centre over the US President's repeated claim on ceasefire between India and Pakistan, Union Minister SP Singh Baghel on Wednesday emphasised that whatever the Prime Minister of India said in the Parliament is the truth.
Speaking to ANI, Baghel asserted that there was no pressure from anyone for the India-Pakistan ceasefire. "Whatever the Prime Minister of India says inside the House is the truth. The Prime Minister made it clear yesterday (Tuesday), the External Affairs Minister clarified before that, that there was no pressure from anyone for the ceasefire and it did not happen at anyone's direction," said SP Baghel. Earlier today, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not outrightly calling Trump a liar, alleging that if he does so, then the "whole truth" will come out. The Lok Sabha LoP stated that Trump is currently claiming to have brokered a ceasefire deal, aiming to pressure India amid ongoing trade discussions between the two countries. "It is obvious that the Prime Minister has not said that Trump has not lied. Everyone knows what has happened, but they are just not able to say that it is the problem. This is the truth: if the PM says (something), then he (Donald Trump) will say by opening up fully, then the whole truth will come out. That is why it is not being said," the LS LoP told reporters outside Parliament. Despite the Centre's repeated clarifications that the US, or any other country, was not involved in deciding on the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan, Donald Trump has once again claimed to have brokered peace between the nations. More recently on July 29 (local time), President Trump, while speaking to reporters during a press conference aboard the Air Force One praised India's leadership under Prime Minister Narendra Modi for its role in regional stability, but also claimed credit in brokering the "ceasefire" agreement following the recent conflict triggered after the April 22 Pahalgam attack. "Look, India, they're my friends and he's (PM Modi) my friend and you know they ended the war with Pakistan and by request and I was great and Pakistan did also. We did a lot of great settlements," Trump said. India had reportedly refuted the claims made by the US president, noting that it was Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) who contacted their Indian counterpart to request an end to hostilities, following which the ceasefire was then agreed upon. Trump has also said that the India-US trade deal was "working out very well" but hinted at a 20 per cent to 25 per cent tariff on New Delhi. However, Trump hasn't sent any letters to India announcing the tariff imposed, as he did for many other nations. (ANI)
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