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Congress leader Shama Mohamed on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over United States President Donald Trump's recent remarks regarding Russian oil, alleging that the Prime Minister has "surrendered" to US pressure and undermined India's sovereignty.
Her comments come a day after US President Trump claimed that Prime Minister Modi had assured him that India would cease purchasing oil from Russia, a move that Trump described as a significant step in global efforts to isolate Moscow. Speaking to ANI, Mohamed expressed concern over Trump's announcement and questioned the silence of the Indian Prime Minister on the issue. She said the matter raised serious concerns about India's foreign policy being influenced by a foreign power. "It's shocking that President of US is announcing India will stop buying Russian oil, Prime Minister of India has not announced that...Is our foreign policy being decided by th US?", Shama Mohamed said. She also referred to Operation Sindoor, alleging that Trump had claimed credit for securing a ceasefire, while the Indian leadership remained silent. "For Operation Sindoor, Trump said we did a ceasefire, again, the Indian PM did not say anything," PM of this country surrendered to the US...We are a sovereign country and nobody can dictate to us...It is shameful that terms are being dictated to us by the foreign country president," she added. On Wednesday (local time), President Trump, during a joint press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel at the Oval Office, said he had received assurances from PM Modi that India would stop buying Russian oil. Trump made the remarks during a joint news conference with FBI Director Kash Patel at the Oval Office, where the two highlighted the administration's efforts to curb violent crime. Responding to ANI's question on whether he viewed India as a reliable partner, Trump said, "Yeah, sure. He's (PM Narendra Modi) a friend of mine. We have a great relationship...I was not happy that India was buying oil. And he assured me today that they will not be buying oil from Russia. That's a big stop. Now we've got to get China to do the same thing." (ANI)
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