Newly-elected Himachal Pradesh chief minister and Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for targeting Rahul Gandhi over his comments suggesting China is “preparing for a war” with India.
While speaking to media, CM Sukhu said that BJP is getting nervous over Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra and hence it is targeting the Congress leader.
“Our soldiers were harmed and if Rahul Gandhi said so, this is not an anti-national statement. This was told by a person whose family members have sacrificed their lives for the country,” he said.
On Friday, Rahul Gandhi had said that China is preparing for war, and he accused the Centre of playing down the threat from Beijing.
The troops of two countries had clashed at the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh on December 9.
“The threat from China is clear. They are making offensive preparations for war, not incursions. I have been saying this for the last two years, but the government is trying to hide this or is ignoring it. However, this threat can neither be hidden nor ignored,” the senior Congress leader said at a press conference in Jaipur on the 100th day of his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
