New Delhi, April 3 -- Congress Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Thursday morning launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Donald Trump administration imposed reciprocal tariffs on India, saying that the parliament went on till 2:00 in the morning to "divert attention" from important issues.

He accused the central government of taking "refuge" in the name of Muslims to divert attention from important issues, such as the imposition of tariffs by the US administration.

"His dear friend Donald Trump was imposing a 26% tariff on India last night, so our Prime Minister had to keep the Parliament running until 2 a.m. To divert attention from important issues, the government once again had to take refuge in the na...