Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has once again raised an alarm over increasing Chinese activities in the Indian territory in Ladakh and called for dealing with the hostile neighbour with a firm hand. Addressing a press conference, Rahul claimed that China is sitting on nearly around 2,000 sq km of Indian Territory and the Centre appears to be under the impression that nothing is happening.
The Congress Wayanad MP warned that the people of the country will not tolerate China “sitting on Indian land”. “Government is under the impression that the Chinese have not taken any land from India. A delegation from Ladakh clearly said that 2000 square km of Indian Territory was taken by the Chinese. They also said that many patrolling points that used to be in India are now firmly in Chinese hands,” said Rahul Gandhi.
The Congress leader made these critical remarks during a press conference on the eve of the culmination of his 134-day Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Attacking the Narendra Mod-led BJP government at the Centre, the Wayanad MP said the “approach that the government was following by completely denying that the Chinese have taken our land is extremely dangerous” as it would give them the confidence to do even more aggressive things.
“The approach Government is following by completely denying that the Chinese have taken our land is dangerous and it will give them more confidence to do more aggressive things. We have to deal with the Chinese firmly and tell them they are sitting on our land, won`t be tolerated,” he said.
Further targeting the Centre over the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress leader challenged the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other BJP leaders to walk from Jammu to Lal Chowk if the situation is so good in the Union Territory.
being attacked and captured by the BJP. What you have seen in different parts of the country and Jammu and Kashmir is the result of that assault on the institutional framework,” he said.
The yatra which will culminate on Monday, the party leader said this march is no longer a Congress but has become a movement for the common people. He said the Bharat Jodo Yatra provides an alternative vision of brotherhood to BJP and RSS` “politics of hate and arrogance”.
The yatra will proceed to Nehru Park in the Boulevard area of the city and will culminate on Monday. The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which started in Kanyakumari on September 7, will conclude on January 30 in Srinagar after covering 3,970 km, 12 states, and two Union territories.