CONG ALLEGES GOVT HESITANT IN ADMITTING LAC REALITY, BJP DENIES CHARGE
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Chinese aggression in Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and asked when he would show his “red eyes” to Beijing.
Randeep Singh Surjewala, chief spokesperson of the Congress, said the PM and defence minister Rajnath Singh should inform the nation about the situation on the border with China after the Indian Army said it had pre-empted an attempt by Chinese troops to unilaterally change the status quo in Ladakh sector. “There has been another brazen attempt at aggression by China in Pangong Tso. Everyday there is a Chinese intrusion...Pangong Tso area, Gogra and Galwan Valley, Depsang plains, Lipulekh pass, Doka La and Naku La,” Surjewala said.
“Our armed forces are standing fearlessly to protect Mother India. But when will Modiji show his red eyes to China?” he asked.
In the incident that stoked fresh tensions, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) carried out “provocative military movements to unilaterally change the status quo” on southern bank of Pangong Tso on August 29-30 but the attempt was thwarted by Indian troops, army spokesperson Col Aman Anand said.
Surjewala contended the sovereignty of India is being attacked. “Our land is being captured. But where is the Modi government? The defence ministry’s press release is shocking. Now, it’s no longer restricted to Ladakh, but has reached Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhand.”
Another Congress spokesperson, Jaiveer Shergill, said China remains consistent and persistent in indulging in misadventures along the LAC to alter the status quo, but the “BJP government remains hesitant in admitting the reality”.
“Aatmanirbhar, toys and love for indigenous breed of dogs can divert attention, but should not be confused with strategy and scheme to evict China,” he said, while referring to the topic of Modi’s monthly radio broadcast Mann Ki Baat on Sunday.
Hitting back at the Congress, the BJP asked why the main opposition party is “crying” when the Indian Army has kept the nation’s territorial integrity secure by thwarting China’s designs. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra told a news conference that India and Modi have shown “red eyes” to China and questioned as to why the Congress is showing “moist eyes”.
Toys...can divert attention, should not be confused with scheme to evict China JAIVEER SHERGILL, Cong spokesperson