The Congress on Friday questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on China reportedly creating infrastructure for its army in Ladakh, and stated he ought to brazenly speak concerning the Chinese “occupation” and neglect about his “fake image”.
The get together was reacting to experiences of China constructing a second bridge over the Pangong Tso lake in jap Ladakh.
People acquainted with the Chinese development on Wednesday had stated that the brand new bridge is being inbuilt an space that’s over 20 km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Expressing concern over the matter, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera stated the Ministry of External Affairs ought to make clear whether or not China has “occupied” Indian territory.
“It is a very serious issue of concern for each one of us and we would call upon the prime minister to forget about his own image, think about the country, think about the brave army, which braving all odds of weather and of the enemy is valiantly protecting our borders,” he instructed reporters.
“We want an immediate clarification from the government of India on the words used by the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday that it is felt that the area is under Chinese occupation,” he additionally stated.
The Congress chief stated China has established infrastructure assist for the PLA to allow it to deliver artillery assist via these bridges and this explicit bridge, which is beneath development, is a broader bridge as in comparison with the primary bridge.
Khera additionally alleged that by not talking out towards China, “We are demoralising our own armed forces and it is shocking to see that the Ministry of External Affairs is undermining the Defence Ministry”.
He stated China is violating the ceasefire settlement beneath which India gave up the vantage factors that we had beneath our place and we obtained that vantage level beneath our place resulting from our courageous military.
” I don’t know what’s their compulsion, it seems although that each single Ministry of this authorities has one level agenda, to guard and promote ‘howsoever’, pretend it’s, the picture of the prime minister,” Khera alleged.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”