New Delhi, July 24: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump never had any discussion on the Kashmir issue. The Defence Minister's clarification came after Congress continued to press its demand for an explanation by the government on US President Donald Trump's recent claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to mediate on the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan. Fury in India as Donald Trump Claims Narendra Modi Asked for Kashmir Mediation.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Singh said that Prime Minister Modi and President Trump had met in June but said that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was present during the meeting. Rajnath Singh urged the members and Opposition to "trust" S Jaishankar's statement in the house. PM Narendra Modi Never Requested Donald Trump to Mediate in Kashmir Issue: S Jaishankar in Parliament.

"The foreign minister is the most authentic voice on this matter because he was present when Trump and PM Modi met in Osaka and he has put his statement on record. It is our belief that no further statement is required by anyone on this matter," said Rajnath Singh. Rahul Gandhi Slams Narendra Modi Over Donald Trump's Statement on Mediation in Kashmir Issue, Says 'PM Must Reveal What Transpired Between Him And US President'.

"There was no discussion on Kashmir during the meeting between the Prime Minister and US President Trump in June. There is no question of any mediation on Kashmir issue as there can be no justification of it and it would also amount to the violation of the Shimla Agreement," he said. Mehbooba Mufti Says Donald Trump's Kashmir Mediation Remark is Huge Policy Shift.

There was uproar in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday for a second consecutive day over US President Donald Trump's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to mediate on the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan.

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