On June 15, 20 Indian soldiers died in the line of duty in Ladakh. (Proceedings)
New Delhi:
The government is likely to make a statement in parliament on the confrontation between India and China, sources said ahead of tomorrow’s monsoon session. The matter was raised today at the meeting of the Parliament’s Business Advisory Committee, the objective of which was to debate and schedule the business agenda for the next session.
When asked if a statement will be made on the India-China standoff, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said: “On Tuesday we will have a meeting of leaders and taking into account the sensitivities of the situation and strategic points. the government will make a decision and we will inform the leaders at the meeting ”.
“We have said that the government is ready to discuss whatever the issue is,” Joshi said.
The government has come under constant attack from congressional leaders, led by Rahul Gandhi, for clashing with China on the Royal Line of Control or LAC, the de facto border between the two nations.
The transgressions of the soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army in Pangong Lake and in several other areas have escalated. On June 15, 20 Indian soldiers died in the line of duty in Ladakh, the first time in more than four decades.
Twice in the past two weeks, Chinese troops had engaged in provocative actions on the southern shore of glacial Pangong Lake.
But India was “able to prevent these attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo” in LAC, the Foreign Ministry had said, stressing that there were no physical confrontations.
The last action on August 31 was a daytime operation during which the Indian soldiers were surrounded by Chinese soldiers, who were trying to regain the heights that are being dominated by the Indian army.
Under the circumstances, the government would have found it difficult to avoid a discussion on the issue, the sources said.
In recent months, Rahul Gandhi from Congress has directed frequent insults at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, demanding that the real situation in LAC be revealed to the nation.
“The Chinese have taken over our land. When exactly is the Government of India planning to take it back? Or will that also be left to an ‘act of God’?” the congressional leader tweeted earlier this week.
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