The BJP on Tuesday slammed the Congress party for expressing ‘disappointment’ over the outcome of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with the US President Donald Trump in Washington saying it only reflected the Opposition party’s "frustration" and "jealousy".

Addressing media persons here, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said he was far from surprised by the Congress reaction to Modi’s US visit. He said the success of the Modi-Trump meeting and the PM's previous foreign visits had only held a mirror to the opportunities that had gone abegging during the Congress-led UPA’s decade-long tenure at the Centre.

“I am not surprised to know of the disappointment expressed by Congress over Prime Minister's visit to the US and his meeting with President Donald Trump last night. Congress deliberately refuses to see and believe the significant outcomes of this visit of PM and his meeting with the new US President for the first time. This is born out of 'sheer jealousy and guilt' as Prime Minister's every foreign visit holds mirror to the lost opportunities during the ten years of UPA rule," Naidu said.

He said: “Under PM Modi, India is speaking to its strengths in various international forums and is pursuing a dynamic, energetic and purposeful foreign policy with the sole objective of furthering national goal of rapid economic development. The US administration has declared Syed Salahuddin of Hizbul Mujahideen as a ‘global terrorist’ reflecting India’s concerns in the matter. If this is not a major outcome of PM’s visit to the US for the Congress Party, this is a clear evidence of disorientation that this party is suffering from
with its growing irrelevance and mounting frustration.”

Naidu cited the warm welcome extended to Modi by the US President and said it only underlined India’s growing importance in the global geo-political and economic order. He said the aim of Modi’s visit to the US was to further strengthen and reaffirm India’s relations with that country. He said it also helped both
countries share their respective views on a range of issues including terrorism, economic and trade cooperation besides strategic partnership.

“Congress is particularly disappointed by the fact the US President Donald Trump acknowledged the accomplishments of India under Prime Minister Modi during the last three years. He particularly referred to the comprehensive battle against corruption launched during this period,” the senior minister in the Modi government said.