Claim
Congress party leaders are signatories to the letter advocating trust in and talks with Pakistan.
“जैसे आपके नेता भी हैं चिट्ठी में? कांग्रेस पार्टी के नेता भी है चिट्ठी में तो पाकिस्तान पर भरोसा क्यों कर लेना चाहिए अजय वर्मा जी”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
An open letter released around 1 July 2026 by 117 eminent Indian and Pakistani citizens urged PM Modi and PM Shehbaz Sharif to resume dialogue and rebuild trust. Multiple reports confirm that individual Congress-affiliated leaders — veteran Congress leader and former union minister Saifuddin Soz, and per OpIndia also Mani Shankar Aiyar — are among the Indian signatories, so the anchor's statement that Congress party leaders are in the letter is factually supported. Caveat: these are a small number of individual leaders signing in a personal capacity, and the Congress party itself distanced from the letter by questioning its timing; the anchor's framing implies broader party endorsement than the evidence shows, but the literal claim is accurate.
Evidence
- https://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-india-pakistan-talks-bjp-congress-react-to-peace-letter-signed-by-117-prominent-leaders-for-pm-modi-and-shehbaz-sharif-3214962 Reports the peace letter signed by 117 prominent figures urging Modi and Shehbaz Sharif to resume dialogue, and names veteran Congress leader and former union minister Saifuddin Soz among the Indian signatories; also notes Congress officially questioned the letter's timing. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.opindia.com/2026/07/read-who-are-the-indian-signatories-of-the-aman-ki-asha-letter-to-the-pms-of-india-and-pakistan/ Lists Indian signatories of the letter and identifies Congress leaders Saifuddin Soz and Mani Shankar Aiyar among them (partisan outlet, but the signatory list is corroborated elsewhere). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://indiatomorrow.net/2026/07/01/over-100-indian-and-pakistani-eminent-citizens-urge-modi-shehbaz-to-restore-dialogue-and-diplomatic-ties/ Confirms the letter's existence (117 signatories, 61 Indian) and its content urging restored diplomatic ties, dialogue and trust-building between India and Pakistan; names only five Indian signatories, none Congress. ✓ reachable · archived