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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to call US President Donald Trump and raise concerns over the “extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence by certain leaders in the region”. Owaisi said that since Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, there was no need for PM Modi to call the US President and complain about Imran Khan’s statements.

“Since the very beginning, we have been saying that Kashmir is a bilateral issue. India has a very consistent stand on this. Then what was the need for PM Modi to call US President Donald Trump and complain about it?”

The AIMIM chief has been critical of Modi government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Owaisi also slammed the Centre for imposing restrictions and communications blockade in Jammu and Kashmir since August 5.

His statement came a day after the 33-minute conversation between PM Modi and President Trump during which the Indian leader raised the issue that “extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence by certain leaders in the region was not conducive to peace”.