The Congress on Wednesday sharpened its attack on the Narendra Modi government over US President Donald Trump’s repeated claim of brokering peace between India and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.
Trump, while addressing a media briefing on Tuesday on the completition of one year of governance, reiterated his claim, saying he saved 10 million people by stopping India and Pakistan from going to a nuclear war.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at the Centre, saying Trump has claimed 70 times that he was responsible for halting Operation Sindoor on May 10, 2025.
"Before yesterday, the number stood at 68. However, yesterday itself, that figure did not hit 69, but jumped straight to 70, once during his opening statement at the White House press conference, and later during the Q&A session," Ramsh wrote on X.
Ramesh also took a jibe at Modi’s welcoming gesture of hugging Trump.
"This is the number of times the Prime Minister's 'good friend', who has also been on the receiving end of the PM's forced hugs several times, has claimed that he alone was responsible for the sudden and unexpected halt of Operation Sindoor on May 10, 2025," the Congress leader said in his post.
Trump, while talking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, claimed that India and Pakistan were going to a nuclear war and eight planes were shot down.
"I ended eight unendable wars in 10 months. Pakistan and India. They were really going at it. Eight planes were shot down. They were going to go nuclear, in my opinion. The Prime Minister of Pakistan was here, and he said 'President Trump saved 10 million people' and maybe much more than that," he said.
Earlier, the ‘365 Wins in 365 Days’ document released by the White House had also listed Trump’s laim of "brokering a ceasefire" between India and Pakistan as one of his key successes.