'We'll comment on it soon': Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera pass mic to each other after being asked about Turkey boycott; BJP criticism pours in

Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera

Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera came under fire after they were seen passing the mic to each other during a press conference, after being asked about boycotting Turkey after its support to Pakistan amid the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan.

The video involving Ramesh and Khera was shared by BJP's IT Cell head Amit Malviya, on his official X account.

"The country is enraged by the support Turkey and Azerbaijan have extended to the terror state of Pakistan. There has been a growing call to boycott trade and tourism with these countries, and private citizens have stood up in solidarity. But the Congress party can’t even bring itself to align with the broader sentiment of the Indian people. No wonder it remains so disconnected from the public. It deserves its political oblivion and complete isolation," Malviya wrote.

In the video, Khera and Ramesh were seen evidently avoiding the question about Turkey boycott and passed the mic to each other multiple times. In the end, Khera took the mic and said that they would comment on it soon.

Later, Khera and Ramesh said that the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi should clarify their stance on Turkey and Azerbaijan and it should not fall on the opposition to comment on it.

"Since this question is being raised by an office bearer of the BJP, the Prime Minister’s Office and S Jaishankar should immediately clarify if the government of India has snapped all diplomatic & trade relations with Turkey and has also shut their embassy in India," Khera wrote.

“The decision on whether or not to have relationship with any country has to be taken by the govt and not the opposition. MEA kindly clarify," he added.

Meanwhile, Ramesh wrote, "In the same vein, Prime Minister’s Office and S Jaishankar should also clarify why the Modi Government has pursued normalisation with China despite its continued encroachment on Indian territory – or indeed why the PM lied to the people of India and irrevocably hurt national interests on June 19th, 2020 by giving China a public clean chit for its encroachments."