Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of Chinese incursion into Indian territory and alleged that the government had failed to maintain the status quo at the Line of Actual Control.
“Modi Ki Chinese Guarantee continues as his government wears 56-inch big Chinese Blinkers on its Laal Aankh,” Kharge wrote on X. In a detailed post on the microblogging site, Kharge asked how China could build a military base near Pangong Tso, on land which was under Indian occupation until May 2020.
He reiterated his party’s demand that the government must take the nation into confidence on the situation at the border with China. Kharge shared a media report on X which cited satellite images to claim that China’s military is digging in for a long haul in the area around Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh, having constructed underground bunkers to store weapons and fuel and hardened shelters for armoured vehicles at a key base in the region.
In his post, Kharge said, “Even as we enter the fifth year of the ‘CLEAN CHIT” given by PM Narendra Modi on Galwan, where our brave soldiers sacrificed their lives, China continues to impinge upon our territorial integrity!” Just to recall – 10th April 2024 – PM Modi in an interview to foreign press failed to put forth India’s case strongly at the global stage, he said.
Moreover, Kharge recalled that on 13th April 2024 – EAM’s statement that ‘China has not occupied any of our land’ exposed the Modi government’s meek policy towards China! 4th July 2024 – Even though EAM meets his Chinese counterpart and says, ‘Respecting the LAC and ensuring peace and tranquility in the border areas is essential’,” he said on X.
Congress chief deplored that China continues to be belligerent in occupying our territory and constructing a military base at Sirijap, reportedly a land that was under Indian control. He accused that the Modi government is responsible for “not maintaining the status quo ante at the Line of Actual Control”.
“We have lost possession of 26 Patrolling Points (PP) out of 65 including points in Depsang Plains, Demchok and Gogra Hot Springs area,” he alleged and asserted that we should stand shoulder to shoulder with our valiant soldiers.