Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday took a pot shot on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on pictures showing him playing with a child.

The pictures were shared on the Prime Minister's Instagram handle, in the middle of furore in the Parliament over US President Donald Trump's Kashmir mediation claim.

Omar Abdullah tweeted, "Cute pictures. While the opposition parties yell themselves hoarse demanding the PM explain last night’s mediation brouhaha he lets them know what he thinks of their demand by putting pictures like these on his Instagram feed."

Cute pictures. While the oppostion parties yell themselves hoarse demanding the PM explain last night’s mediation brouhaha he lets them know what he thinks of their demand by putting pictures like these on his Instagram feed https://t.co/8IeRNXXSa0

Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) July 23, 2019

The picture was posted on the prime minister's Instagram handle captioned: A very special friend came to meet me in Parliament today.

Opposition parties demanded the Prime Minister to clarify the claim made by Trump.

In a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Trump offered to be the "mediator" between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue and even said he has received a request to do so from Modi during a recent meeting with him.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar assured the House, making a statement in the Rajya Sabha, that no such request has been made by Prime Minister Modi to the US president.

"It has been India's consistent position that all outstanding issues with Pakistan are discussed only bilaterally. Any engagement with Pakistan would require an end to cross-border terrorism," S Jaishankar said.