Donald Trump's remark on Kashmir underscores the biggest problem in the US system today: BJP
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Reactign strongly against US President Donald Trump's remark on Kashmir, the Bharatiya Janata Party said it 'underscored the biggest problem' in the US system.
"POTUS’ statement on Kashmir underscores the biggest problem in the US system today. With expert India and South Asia hands like Lisa Curtis in White House n State Dept if he makes such a statement then there is something fundamentally wrong," BJP leader Ram Madhav tweeted.
POTUS’ statement on Kashmir underscores the biggest problem in the US system today. With expert India and South Asia hands like Lisa Curtis in White House n State Dept if he makes such a statement then there is something fundamentally wrong. https://t.co/3PAfq5QDJ9
— Ram Madhav (@rammadhavbjp) July 23, 2019
The Congress, however, attempted to corner the government over Trump's remark and asked when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will 'wake up'.
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said: "Now, ‘Whitehouse’ puts up @POTUS assertion in ‘black & white’ that PM Modi asked him to ‘mediate on Kashmir’! When will our PM ‘wake up’ & call the bluff if President Trump is lying? Or Did PM Modi ask POTUS to mediate?."
Now, ‘Whitehouse’ puts up @POTUS assertion in ‘black & white’ that PM Modi asked him to ‘mediate on Kashmir’!
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) July 23, 2019
When will our PM ‘wake up’ & call the bluff if President Trump is lying?
Or
Did PM Modi ask @POTUS to mediate?https://t.co/pFV8gnl6YQ
India on Monday trashed US president Donald Trump's claims to visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that PM Narendra Modi had sought the help of USA to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
In response to query on President Trump’s remarks , India's Ministry of External Affairs' official spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, “We have seen President Trump's remarks to the press that he is ready to mediate, if requested by India and Pakistan, on the Kashmir issue. No such request has been made by Prime Minister to the US President."
"It has been India's consistent position that all outstanding issues with Pakistan are discussed only bilaterally. Any engagement with Pakistan would require an end to cross border terrorism. The Shimla Agreement and the Lahore Declaration provide the basis to resolve all issues between India and Pakistan bilaterally,” Kumar said.
Earlier reports said US President Donald Trump has offered to help resolve the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan during his meeting with Pakistan President Imran Khan in Washington.
Hosting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White house on Monday, Trump said: “If I can help, I would love to be a mediator.” “If I can do anything to help, let me know,” he added, according to reports.
"I was with Prime Minister Modi two weeks ago and we talked about this subject and he actually said 'Would you like to be a mediator or arbitrator', I said 'Where', He said 'Kashmir'. Because this has been going on for many, many years... I think they would like to see it resolved and you (Imran Khan) would like to see it resolved. If I can help, I would love to be a mediator," President Trump said at the joint media briefing with Imran Khan.
The US has held for long that the Kashmir issue should be sorted by India and Pakistan bilaterally.
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