Rahul Gandhi brought forth the dispute over the China border, stating that the administration has been deceptive and that the PLA has taken Indian territory.
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Rahul Gandhi’s Claims: Agree Or Disagree?
Following a meeting with the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on Friday. Rahul Gandhi, the party leader of the Congress, claimed that the PLA took over Indian territory. Additionally, he claimed that when Modi said “not even a fraction of Ladakh has been seized by China,” he was lying.
Ladakh is a significant location. A single fact is certain: China has seized land from India. It is regrettable that the prime minister stated that China had not seized even a single inch of Ladakh during the Opposition meeting. At a demonstration in Ladakh’s Kargil, which he had been visiting for the previous week, Rahul Gandhi declared, “This is a deceit”. Gandhi will pay tribute to those who served by placing a wreath at the Kargil war memorial. Then, en route to Srinagar, he would make a brief halt in Drass to speak with the locals.
Indo-China Relations
At the Chushul-Moldo meeting location in the Eastern Ladakh sector, India and China convened the 19th session of Corps Commander Level negotiations on Monday in an effort to end the protracted armed impasse among the two nations for more than three years. Major General-level negotiations between Indian and Chinese army personnel were placed at DBO and Chushul on August 18 in an effort to end the current standoff in eastern Ladakh.
Since May 2020, when the Chinese attempted to forcibly change the current situation on the Line of Actual Control, the countries in question have been locked in a military standoff. Both of the leaders’ interaction on Wednesday has been described as “candid and in-depth” in the Chinese readout.
According to Vinay Kwatra, the foreign secretary of India, Modi expressed to Xi the nation’s worries regarding the “unresolved” challenges in tandem with the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, emphasising the importance of maintaining harmony and tranquilly in frontier areas for the restoration of India-China relations.
Congress’ Views
The Congress MP described his Bharat Jodo Yatra, saying, “Some months ago, we marched from Kanyakumari to Kashmir; it was known as the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. The intention was to oppose the nation’s growth of violence and intolerance by the BJP-RSS.”Nafrat ke bazaar mein hum mohabbat ki dukaan kholne nikle hain” was the yatra’s takeaway. I just had the opportunity to witness this firsthand. I was unable to travel to Ladakh for the journey because of the bitterly cold snow. My desire to carry out the yatra in Ladakh drove me to do it once again on a motorcycle.
Gandhi reportedly ridiculed Modi by saying, “Other leaders are preoccupied with their Mann Ki Baat.” I considered tuning in to your “Mann Ki Baat.” The idea of Gandhi Ji and the Congress is in Ladakh’s bloodstream and DNA, that much is certain.
Further Details
According to Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Vikar Rasool Wani, the Congressman would arrive in Srinagar on a two-day private visit the following day, when he is expected to be accompanied by his mother Sonia Gandhi. Yet, Wani stated that throughout the family trip, the two high-ranking politicians will not participate in any political engagements or contact with any of the political party leaders in Srinagar.
Gandhi travelled to Ladakh on August 17, his first trip there after the area received UT statehood in August 2019 shortly after being separated from Jammu and Kashmir. Along with becoming a Union Territory, the former state of Jammu and Kashmir had its unique legal status under Article 370 repealed.
Upon arriving in Kargil on Thursday, he rode his motorbike to nearly all well-known locations over the course of the previous week, encompassing Pangong Tso, Nubra Valley, Khardungla Peak, Lamayuru, and Zanskar.
