As the Monsoon session of Parliament approaches, the Congress party has demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a “clear and categorical” statement regarding US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of “five jets being shot down” during the India-Pakistan conflict in May.

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi raised the issue on social media, questioning the PM’s silence. “Modiji, what is the truth about the five jets? The country has a right to know!” he posted on X (formerly Twitter).

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh referred to Trump’s remarks as a “Trump missile” that had now “fired for the 24th time,” once again just days before Parliament convenes. Trump recently claimed again that the US intervention ended the hostilities between India and Pakistan, but did not specify which country’s aircraft were lost or if it involved both.

Trump made the latest claim at a dinner with Republican senators, saying, “You had India, Pakistan… planes were being shot out of the air—four or five. That was getting worse and worse.” He also stated that the US used trade pressure to halt the escalation. “We said, ‘You guys want a trade deal. We’re not making a deal if you’re throwing around weapons.’”

Jairam Ramesh noted PM Modi’s past camaraderie with Trump at events like “Howdy Modi” and “Namaste Trump,” saying it was now essential for the PM to address Trump’s claims in Parliament.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore also questioned the government’s silence. “Trump boasts of preventing nuclear war using trade pressure. Pakistan applauds him. If five jets were really shot down, who authorised the response? Did India yield to US pressure?” he wrote on X.

Since May, Trump has made similar claims at least 20 times, asserting that the US helped de-escalate the situation through trade diplomacy. Meanwhile, India maintains that a ceasefire was agreed upon on May 10 through direct military talks, without any external mediation.