A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the decision to repeal the three farm laws, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi targeted the government, saying the truth of “Chinese occupation” should also be admitted now.
The Congress has been constantly attacking the government over its handling of the border tensions with China, accusing it of compromising India’s territorial integrity, a charge denied by the Union government.
The truth of “Chinese occupation” should also be admitted now, Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.
‘BJP-led government of compromising national security’
The former Congress president has been critical of the Modi government’s handling of China and has been questioning the government over the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
On Thursday, the Congress had accused the BJP-led government of compromising national security and questioned the Prime Minister’s silence on reports of four new Chinese villages coming up in Bhutanese territory near the Dokalam plateau and a new enclave near Arunachal Pradesh.
Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh shared the latest satellite images which indicate that China has built four villages in Bhutan, next to Dokalam, and has grabbed 100 square kilometres of land in the area through illegal incursions.
“Why are we tolerating this all-around aggression from China and doing absolutely nothing about it? We urge the prime minister not to hide behind smokescreens and answer to the people,” he asked.
India-China to hold the 14th round of military talks at an early date
He further alleged that over the last 18 months, the government has compromised India’s security by vacating Kailash ranges and withdrawing the forces from Finger 4 to Finger 3 on the north bank of the Pangong lake.
India and China on Thursday agreed to hold the 14th round of military talks at an early date to achieve the objective of complete disengagement in remaining friction points along LAC in eastern Ladakh.
The tension between Delhi and Beijing escalated following a deadly clash in Galwan Valley on June 15 last year.
Each side currently has around 50,000 to 60,000 troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the sensitive sector.
