"If Trump is lying, name him; its about dignity": Congress MP Aujla on PM's Parliament address - World News Network

New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu Aujla on Wednesday urged the Centre to respond unequivocally to US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he halted a war involving India in return for trade deals, emphasising that the matter concerns national dignity.
Aujla questioned why the government has refrained from naming Trump directly and called for a clear rebuttal instead of leaving room for ambiguity.
Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Wednesday demanded that the Centre directly name and rebut US President Donald Trump over his claim of a ceasefire in the India-Pakistan war in exchange for trade, saying the issue concerns the dignity of the nation and cannot be met with silence or ambiguity.
Speaking to ANI, Aujla said, “US President Trump is saying again and again that he stopped the war in exchange for trade. They (the government) say that no one called them. Why don’t they take names? Why are they keeping question marks? Say clearly that this is the person who is lying. This is about our nation’s dignity. If he (Trump) is taking your name, why don’t you take his?”
He added, “Conduct a press conference and take his name. We have faith in PM Modi. A lot of things happen during a war. We have clearly stated that they should display the 35 Rafales in a line and silence Pakistan. They should not try to hide things because nothing can be hidden.”
In a recent development, Congress leader Karti Chidambaram said Pakistan’s role was never denied, only origins questioned.
“It is a very mischievous twist. If you listen to the former Home Minister’s 22-minute speech in the Rajya Sabha and his 40-minute news interview, all he asked was where the terrorists were from. Were they homegrown, or did they come from Pakistan? If they were homegrown, they would have received training from Pakistan, or they would have come from Pakistan directly. In both cases, Pakistan’s hand is clear. Nobody is questioning Pakistan’s role. The only question was whether they were homegrown or came from across the border,” he told ANI.
Earlier on Tuesday, PM Modi said that no leader in the world told India to stop Operation Sindoor, carried out to retaliate against the Pahalgam terror attack.
Speaking in the debate in Lok Sabha on Operation Sindoor, PM Modi also said that India has proved that nuclear blackmailing will not work anymore, and neither will India bow down to nuclear blackmailing.
“No leader in the world told India to stop its operation. On the night of 9th May, the Vice President of America tried to talk to me. He tried for an hour, but I was in a meeting with my army, so I could not pick up his call. Later, I called him back. The Vice President of America told me on the phone that Pakistan is going to launch a big attack. My answer was that if Pakistan has this intention, it will cost them a lot. If Pakistan attacks, we will respond by launching a big attack. This was my answer,” PM Modi said.
The Prime Minister also took a dig at Congress, alleging that it continues to rely on Pakistan for political narratives, has compromised on national security, and that Congress-led governments have neglected the Indus Waters Treaty.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump again claimed credit for brokering a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan. During a press interaction aboard the Air Force One on Tuesday (local time), he said, “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.”
He also hinted at a 20-25 per cent tariff on New Delhi, ahead of the August 1 deadline before the official tariffs come into effect. (ANI)

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