New Delhi (TDI): On Tuesday, Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi confronted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over US President Donald Trump’s statement claiming that during the India-Pakistan clash, five Indian Jets were shot down by Pakistani forces and dared the Indian PM to declare Trump a liar.
During a session of the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi said, “If Modi has the courage, let him say in this House that Trump lied. Say that there was no ceasefire and no Indian jets were downed.” “If Modi has the courage of Indira Gandhi, he should stand up and speak the truth”, he added.
अगर मोदी जी में 50% भी इंदिरा गांधी जितना दम है, तो संसद में साफ़ कहें – डोनाल्ड ट्रंप झूठ बोल रहे हैं!
कह दें कि न उन्होंने ceasefire कराया और न ही हमारे कोई plane गिरे।
सेना को अपनी छवि बचाने का ज़रिया मत बनाइए, मोदी जी! pic.twitter.com/Fbtu4OeYic
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 29, 2025
Gandhi’s bold challenge to the Indian PM came after Trump confirmed to the media that five Indian jets were shot down during the clash by Pakistani forces and credited himself for securing the ceasefire deal between the two countries.
The controversy started as the opposition in India’s Lok Sabha criticized the government over “Operation Sindhoor” that they mislead the nation and its military.
Congress MP Amarinder Singh also presented the photographic evidence of the downed jets and also claimed to visit the site near Bhisiana Air Force Station, where he got to see the tail section of an aircraft marked BS001, a Rafale identifier.
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The clash between India and Pakistan started after the attack in Pahalgam, which Indian accused Pakistan of doing, whereas Pakistan denied the allegations, but it led to a serious military confrontation in May.
Pakistan claimed that it downed 6 Indian fighter jets during air-to-air combat, and in late May, India’s top military official acknowledged that the country suffered losses in the air on the first day of hostilities.
Trump later announced the ceasefire agreement between the two countries, which India denied that the ceasefire agreement was the result of talks between India and Pakistan without a third-party intervention.
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