NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed the govt, claiming that China had taken over 4,000 sqkm of Indian territory, and also sought answers from the Centre on the issue of import duties imposed by the US, saying it would “completely devastate” the Indian economy.
Speaking in Lok Sabha, Rahul said the govt must give answers as to “what it is doing about our land and about these tariffs that our ally has imposed on us”.
BJP member Anurag Thakur hit back at the Congress MP, saying “not an inch of land” has been given to China during BJP’s tenure and that it was during Congress’s tenure China had occupied Indian territory.
On celebration of the 75th anniversary of India-China diplomatic ties, Rahul said, “China is sitting on 4,000 sqkm of our territory. I was shocked some time back to see that our foreign secretary (Misri) was cutting a cake with the Chinese ambassador. The question is – what exactly is happening to this territory of 4,000 sqkm that China has taken?”
Referring to the Galwan incident, Rahul said 20 jawans were martyred in 2020. He said, “There is a celebration taking place over their martyrdom by cutting a cake. We are not against normalcy but there should be a status quo before that. We should get our land back.” “Our ally US has suddenly decided to impose tariffs on us that are going to completely devastate” the economy, Rahul said.
Thakur asked under whose rule did China occupy Aksai Chin area. “They kept talking about Hindi-Chini bhai bhai and stabbed us in the back. Who was the leader that was having Chinese soup with Chinese officials at the time of Doklam and did not stand with the people of the Indian army. Which is the foundation which took money from Chinese officials. Question has not been answered whether Rajiv Gandhi foundation had taken that money or not, for what was the money taken?” he added.
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