Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, for alleging that China is sitting inside this country and asked him to consider introspecting about the phase of our history.
On Monday, while participating in the debate on the motion of thanks on the President’s Address, Gandhi alleged that “Today, we have the Chinese (on our land) but the Prime Minister has denied it.”
“The PM has denied that Chinese forces are inside our territory but for some reason our army keeps talking to the Chinese about their entry into our territory and our chief of army staff has said that the Chinese are inside our territory,” claimed Gandhi.
However, reacting to the Congress leader’s charges, Singh said that Rahul Gandhi made false allegation about the statement of the Army Chief on the situation on the India-China border.
“The Army Chief’s remarks referred only to the disturbance of traditional patrolling by both sides. He also mentioned that these practices have been restored to their traditional pattern as part of the recent disengagement. The government has shared these details in Parliament,” Said Singh in a post on X.
Stating that the words attributed to the Army Chief by Rahul Gandhi were never spoken by him at any time, the minister added, “It is a matter of deep regret that Rahul Gandhi should indulge in irresponsible politics on matters of national interest.”
The Congress leader had also claimed that the reason China is inside this country is because ‘Make in India’ has failed and India is refusing to produce.
“Gandhi may consider introspecting…”
If at all there is Indian Territory into which China has come, this is 38,000 sq. km in Aksai Chin as a result of the 1962 conflict and 5,180 sq. km. illegally ceded by Pakistan to China in 1963. Shri Rahul Gandhi may consider introspecting about this phase of our history, said Singh.
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