Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly asked the government to clarify China.
New Delhi:
A few hours after Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being “absolutely silent” while the Chinese “took our territory”, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad delivered a stinging response. Congress leader should not ask questions about international affairs on Twitter, said the minister.
“Rahul Gandhi should know that on international issues, like China, questions should not be asked on Twitter. He is the same man who asked for evidence after the Balakot air strikes and Uri attack in 2016, “Ravi Shankar Prasad told the ANI news agency.
Gandhi tweeted in the morning about the Chinese aggression in Ladakh and was targeting the Prime Minister.
“The Chinese entered and took our territory in Ladakh. Meanwhile the Prime Minister is absolutely silent and has disappeared from the scene,” said the congressman, tagging a press article which claimed that China had adopted a hard line during talks at the military level. the Saturday.
Gandhi has repeatedly asked the government to clarify whether China has taken control of Indian territory in the Ladakh region.
Reports of a Chinese incursion emerged as tension between India and China peaked in early May after clashes between soldiers in the Pangong Lake area.
At a meeting between senior military officials on Saturday, India and China agreed to “peacefully resolve the situation in border areas in accordance with various bilateral agreements,” the foreign ministry said on Sunday.
Government sources yesterday said that Indian and Chinese troops have begun mutual disengagement in parts of eastern Ladakh.
A “significant” number of Chinese troops have withdrawn, government sources said. To return the favor, the Indian side has also brought back some of its troops and vehicles from these areas, leading sources said.
Sources quoted by the ANI news agency say the government is clear, however, that border tension will not be completely removed until there is a significant reduction in troops and equipment by China on the line actual control.
