China made a big mistake – Ghandi
CHINA has committed a “big mistake” by killing unarmed Indian soldiers, said former congress president Rahul Gandhi.
He also took aim at the government, questioning who sent the soldiers out unarmed.
“By killing the unarmed soldiers of India, China has committed a big mistake. I want to ask who sent them unarmed towards the danger and why, who is responsible?” Rahul Gandhi said in a video message.
His remarks came soon after he questioned the government over the killing of 20 Indian soldiers by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in an unprecedented attack in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley and asked why soldiers were sent “unarmed” to martyrdom.
“How dare China kill our unarmed soldiers? Why were our soldiers sent unarmed to martyrdom?” Rahul Gandhi asked in a tweet yesterday.
The attack by the Congress leader continued for the second consecutive day. On Wednesday he questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the killing of Indian soldiers in Galwan Valley. At least 20 Indian soldiers, including an officer, died in an unprecedented violent clash with Chinese PLA troops.
Rahul Gandhi tweeted: “Why is the prime minister silent? Why is he hiding? Enough is enough. We need to know what has happened. How dare China kill our soldiers? How dare they take our land?”
Later, he took a swipe at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for taking two days to condole the death of the 20 Indian soldiers in the assault.
“If it was so painful, why insult the Indian Army by not naming China in your tweet? Why take two days to condole? Why address rallies as soldiers were being martyred?
Why hide and get the army blamed by the crony media? Why make paid-media blame army instead of government of India?” Rahul said in a tweet on Wednesday.
The fresh salvo from the Congress leader came after Rajnath Singh on Wednesday condoled the deaths.
The defence minister tweeted: “The loss of soldiers in Galwan is deeply disturbing and painful. Our soldiers displayed exemplary courage and valour in the line of duty and sacrificed their lives in the highest traditions of the Indian Army.”