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Rahul Gandhi challenges PM Modi to call Trump a liar over claims of brokering India-Pakistan ceasefire. New Delhi denies Trump’s assertions, stating no calls were made.
Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha. (X)
Operation Sindoor Debate: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday questioned the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government over US President’s repeated assertion of brokering ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
While participating in a special three-day discussion in the Lok Sabha on “India’s strong, successful and decisive Operation Sindoor in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam”, the Lok Sabha LoP threw a challenge before the Prime Minister to declare the US President “a liar” on the floor of the house.
“US president Donald Trump has said 29 times that he brokered the ceasefire. Fine, if he’s lying, then let Prime Minister Modi say it clearly in his speech here: “You are lying. If he has the courage of Indira Gandhi, let him stand here and say, “Donald Trump, you are a liar”, Rahul Gandhi said while addressing the Lok Sabha.
VIDEO | Operation Sindoor Debate: “US president Donald Trump has said 29 times that he brokered the ceasefire. Fine, if he’s lying, then let Prime Minister Modi say it clearly in his speech here: “You are lying. If he has the courage of Indira Gandhi, let him stand here and say,… pic.twitter.com/F4h7dlgfav— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 29, 2025
He further quoted India’s defence attaché in Indonesia to attack government, saying you told pilots to not attack their air defence system.
“IAF made no mistake, political leadership did by saying you cannot attack military infrastructure of Pakistan,” he said.
He further commented upon Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir’s Lunch party with Trump and said, “The man behind Pahalgam is Munir who is having lunch with Trump. He is sitting there and our PM is not going there. PM has not said anything.”
Trump’s Repeated Assertions
Trump time and again has asserted that he had “settled” the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan, attributing the resolution to his efforts in pursuing trade agreements with both nations.
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The US President has consistently maintained that he played a pivotal role in de-escalating the conflict between India and Pakistan.
Earlier on Monday, the US President claimed that if he had not intervened in time with a threat of stopping trade negotiations, India and Pakistan would have been at war.
During a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland’s Turnberry, the US President took credit for stepping in and asserted that the world would have witnessed six major wars if he had not intervened.
New Delhi’s Denies Trump’s Claims
New Delhi has consistently denied Trump’s claims that he was instrumental in bringing about the May 10 ceasefire between the two countries.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday, while addressing the Lok Sabha, informed that no telephonic conversation was held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump from April 22 to June 17.
“There was no call between PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump from April 22, when Trump called up to convey sympathy and to June 17, when he called up PM in Canada to explain why he couldn’t meet him,” Jaishankar said in Lok Sabha.
The EAM went on to explain the events that led to the cessation of the conflict.
“On May 9, US Vice President JD Vance called the Prime Minister, warning of a massive Pakistani attack in the next two hours. The PM, in his response, made it very clear that if such an attack happens, it would meet an appropriate response from our side. That attack took place and was foiled by our armed forces on May 9-10. Our response was delivered. Every member has seen satellite pictures of Pakistani air bases. You can see pictures. On May 10, we received phone calls, sharing the impression that Pakistan was ready to cease the fight. Our position was if Pakistan was ready, we needed to get this request from the Pakistani side through DGMO channels. At no stage, in any conversation with the United States, was there any linkage with trade and what was going on,” he added.
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Pahalgam Attack
In one of the biggest attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, Lashkar-linked terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists in Pahalgam on Tuesday, April 22, killing at least 26 people, including foreign tourists, and injuring many others. The Resistance Front (TRF), a Lashkar offshoot, claimed responsibility for the attack, although it later backtracked after massive global outrage.
India responded with Operation Sindoor on May 7, bombing nine terrorist camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in pre-dawn strikes that killed at least 100 militants. The operation sparked four days of cross-border fighting involving fighter jets, missiles and artillery.
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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