Congress calls Trump’s lunch with Pahalgam attack ‘mastermind’ a blow to Indian diplomacy

New Delhi: Congress termed President Trump meeting Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir a huge blow to Indian diplomacy, saying Munir was the mastermind of the Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed many Indian civilians.

"Field Marshal Asim Munir is not the head of state or head of government of Pakistan. He is the chief of army staff. Yet he gets invited by President Trump for lunch and receives much praise," Congress spokesman Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday.

"This is the same man whose atrocious and inflammatory remarks formed the immediate backdrop to the brutal Pahalgam terror attacks orchestrated by the establishment over which he presides. It is a huge blow to Indian diplomacy."


Congress also referred to Trump repeating his claim about clinching the India-Pakistan ceasefire, a day after the government said the PM had told the US President that there had been no US mediation behind the ceasefire, and demanded that the PM publicly refute it.

"Trump is making these claims himself... He is making them repeatedly... It is the PM who must refute these claims and he must do so publicly," said Pawan Khera, another Congress spokesman.