The Congress has been criticizing the government for its handling of border tensions with China, accusing it of jeopardizing India’s territorial integrity, which the Centre denies.
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his intention to abolish the new farm regulations, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the government on Saturday, saying the reality about “Chinese occupation” should be acknowledged now.
The Congress has been criticizing the government for its handling of border tensions with China, accusing it of jeopardizing India’s territorial integrity, which the Centre denies.
Truth of Chinese occupation
The truth of “Chinese occupation” should be accepted today, Gandhi tweeted in Hindi, in response to the Modi administration agreeing to remove the three central agriculture regulations established last year, a demand made by disgruntled farmers and opposition parties.
The former Congress president has been querying the government about the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, particularly in light of the standoff in eastern Ladakh.
On Thursday, India and China agreed to hold the 14th round of military discussions as soon as possible in order to achieve the goal of complete disengagement in remaining contention points along the LAC in eastern Ladakh.
The eastern Ladakh border stalemate between the Indian and Chinese forces erupted last May 5 after a violent fight in the Pangong lake areas, and both sides gradually increased their deployment by bringing in tens of thousands of soldiers as well as heavy weaponry.
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Following a tragic incident in Galwan Valley on June 15, last year, tensions heightened.
Following a series of military and diplomatic talks, the two parties concluded the disengagement process on the north and south banks of Pangong Lake in February, and in the Gogra area in August.
Currently, each side has 50,000 to 60,000 troops stationed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the sensitive zone.
Rahul Gandhi has asked the government to “admit the truth” about China.
