The Congress on Tuesday welcomed the government's reiteration ofIndia's 'no third party involvement' stand on the Kashmir issue but askedwhy Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "mum" over US President Donald Trump's claim that the Indian leaderasked him to mediate on the matter.
India denied Trump's claim that Modi had asked him to mediate in resolving the Kashmir issue with Pakistan.
Trump's offer to mediate on the Kashmir issue came as he met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House on Monday when the two leaders discussed a host of issues.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted, "We have seen @POTUS's remarks to the press that he is ready to mediate, if requested by India & Pakistan, on Kashmir issue. No such request has been made by PM @narendramodi to US President."
"Now, 'Whitehouse' puts up @POTUS assertion in 'black & white' that PM Modi asked him to 'mediate on Kashmir'!" he said