New Delhi, Oct 21 (UNI) The Congress today slammed the government over US President Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that India has promised to halt its oil imports from Russia.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh challenged the Centre’s position, pointing out the conflicting narratives between Trump’s claims and the Ministry of External Affairs’ official denial.

“President Trump says he has spoken to his good friend Mr. Modi and that India has promised to stop these imports. The MEA, however, claims it is unaware of any such conversations(!)but Trump has clearly dismissed the MEA’s denials,” Ramesh tweeted.

Highlighting the frequency of Trump’s remarks, Ramesh noted, “President Trump has raised the issue of India’s oil imports from Russia three times in the past five days. Undoubtedly, th

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