In a much delayed reaction, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Narendra Modi on the H1B visa issue and dubbed him as a “weak PM” for not raising it in his talks with US President Donald Trump and for playing down the use of the term “Indian-Administered-Kashmir” by the US. Modi had a three-day visit to US starting June 26.
Rahul, who is just back after 18 days of holidaying in Italy, took to his Twitter handle and criticised Modi’s US visit saying it was merely a photo opportunity and the main issues were bypassed. He also tweeted some links of media reports that said’ “H-1B didn’t figure in Modi-Trump talks” and “MEA accepts US use of ‘administered Kashmir’”. “India has a weak PM,” he tweeted.
India had played down the usage of “Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir” by the US in a statement issued during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the country last month, saying similar terms have been used in the past too.
The Congress tweeted, “While it was a great photo opportunity, the main issues were bypassed on Narendra Modi’s trip to the United States. #Unfruitful #WeakModi.” It also posted a picture captioned ‘no priority for Indian interests’ along with the tweet.
“PM Modi should have made an effort to ensure that issues of visas and the tech industry were discussed,” it tweeted.
A day earlier the party had attacked Modi over his frequent foreign trips, saying they had not benefited India “even a bit” and that only time would tell about the gains from his current visit to Israel.