Shimla, May 17 -- Amid repeated calls for ban on imports of Turkish apples, leader of Opposition in Himachal assembly Jai Ram Thakur on Friday called for snapping all trade ties with Turkey.

Addressing a press conference in Mandi, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said, "India should cancel all trade agreements with Turkey, a country that stood with Pakistan in Operation Sindoor."

"The way Pakistani citizens were asked to leave India, a similar action should be taken against Turkey. In this incident, their drones were being used against India. The import of the Turkish apples to India should be completely stopped," the former Himachal chief minister said.

"If the import of apples is banned and Indian tourists are not allow...