China a bigger threat than Pakistan, Mulayam says

Samajwadi Party leader and former Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav yesterday claimed that China was ready to attack India in collaboration with Pakistan and asked the government to reverse its stand on the Tibet issue by supporting its independence.

Raising the matter in the Lok Sabha against the backdrop of tension between India and China, he asked the government to inform Parliament what it has done to meet any likely challenge from the neighbouring country.

He also claimed that China had buried nuclear weapons in Pakistan to target India, adding that Indian intelligence agencies “would know better”.

Without naming then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, he said the Congress stalwart made a “big mistake” on the Tibet issue and added that he had even then spoken against it. Tibetan leaders like Dalai Lama had always supported India, he said.

‘Ban products’

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, the former defence minister also accused China of conspiring against India and urged the government to openly support the independence of Tibet and ban Chinese products in the country.

“China is a bigger threat to India than Pakistan. Pakistan cannot do anything to India. I have been saying this since the last 20 years. Now, it’s clear that China is conspiring against us. In Kashmir, China is supporting Pakistan even with arms and ammunition. This should be strongly protested,” Yadav said during Zero Hour.

The Samajwadi Party leader said that the Chinese army and their weapons have been seen in Kashmir. China was constructing a road in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, he said.