PM on ‘very weak wicket, has much to cover up’: Congress slams Modi for not denying Trump’s claims

The Congress on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “refusing to unequivocally” deny US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of brokering a ceasefire bewteen India and Pakistan as he is on a “very weak wicket and has much to cover up.”

The opposition party also took a swipe at Prime Minister Modi after Trump repeated his claim about playing a role in bringing about a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, saying the American leader is coiled around the PM “like a snake” and “hissing bitter truths” into his ear.Why is the PM simply refusing to unequivocally and categorically deny what his good friend Donald Trump has now said 30 times in the US, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UK? The answer is clear. Mr. Narendra Modi is on a very weak wicket and has much to cover up,” Ramesh said on X.

Congress’ media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said, “Trump is coiled around Modi like a snake. And yesterday, Rahul Gandhi handed him the perfect chance to wriggle out of the mess. Just say Trump was lying about the ceasefire.”

“Simple, right? But no. Modi is allergic to taking Rahul ji’s advice. And voilà , today the snake is back,India has been, they’re my friends, and he’s my friend, Trump said,” referring to Prime Minister Modi.

“And you know, they ended the war with Pakistan at my request, and that was great. And Pakistan did also. We did a lot of, a lot of great settlements, including the recent one, as you know, with Cambodia,” Trump said.Speaking with reporters after the debate ended, Gandhi said, “Narendra Modi did not clearly say that Trump is lying. Trump has said 29 times that he brought about a ceasefire, but Narendra Modi did not respond