Congress on Sunday expressed its disappointment with the much hyped meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump saying it  failed to meet India's expectations despite the public display of bonhomie and special friendship during 'Howdy Modi' extravaganza.

Claiming that  there were no tangible outcomes of the visit which would justify the BJP celebration, the Opposition party said   Modi was unsuccessful in persuading Trump to restore the Generalized System of Preference (GSP) for Indian exports to US markets. He also failed to persuade the US for  withdrawal of reduction in number of H1-B visas for Indian professionals and steep hike in fee.

"Failure to conclude the trade deal has caused disappointment in the Indian industry and exporters weighed down by the recession in our economy," Deputy Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma said in a statement upon arrival of Modi from the US. 

However, Sharma said Congress is in complete agreement with the stand taken by the Prime Minister on Pakistan and the continuing threat of terrorism.

"We congratulate the PM for reiterating India's firm and consistent position that the state of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and its accession is final and irrevocable. We endorse the official position that all issues pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir are India's internal affairs and there is no question of any third party meddling," said the former External Affairs Minister. 

"PM seems to be carried away by his own propaganda and disconnected with the harsh ground realities of deepening economic crisis, falling investments, Crashing industrial production, loss of jobs and wages and collapsing demand and consumption. It's high time that the government brings back focus on real issues and not deflect by engaging in boastful campaign propaganda," said the statement.

Congress will appreciate that the Prime Minister shares the government assessment of his visit with the leaders of the political parties.

Congress condemned the provocative and preposterous statement made by Pakistan PM Imran Khan at the UNGA. "It was aimed at misleading international opinion using falsehood and fabrication of facts to defame India. The language of Pakistan PM was unbecoming of a Prime Minister and has no place in any civilised discourse," Sharma said.