The Chinese soldiers were supposed to have withdrawn from the location under a de-escalation plan discussed by senior commanders from both sides on June 6. (Photo videograb)
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‘Who sent unarmed soldiers and why?’: Rahul Gandhi on Ladakh face-off

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, addressing folks in a video message, condemned China’s actions in jap Ladakh that resulted within the demise of 20 Indian troopers. The Congress chief, declaring that Indian troopers have been unarmed, sought to know who’s liable for this example.

“China has committed a crime by killing India’s unarmed soldiers. I want to know who sent these unarmed soldiers in the harm’s way and why. Who is responsible,” stated Gandhi in Hindi throughout an 18-second video clip posted by him on Twitter.

 

The conflict between the 2 armies by which either side suffered casualties on Monday started at round 7 pm within the Galwan Valley when an Indian Army squad of about 50 troopers, led by Colonel Santosh Babu, reached a contested web site close to what is named Patrol Point 14, folks accustomed to the developments stated on Wednesday.

In a matter of minutes, the troopers have been locked in hand-to-hand fight that triggered a seven-hour violent face-off involving reinforcements from either side.

The troopers exchanged blows, threw stones at one another, and the Chinese troops attacked Indian troopers with iron rods and nail-studded golf equipment, as reported by HT on Wednesday. Some troopers, from either side, fell into the water and their our bodies have been later retrieved on Tuesday morning.

The troopers have been unarmed, as a part of a protocol between the 2 sides. Forward troops patrolling the disputed border both don’t carry weapons, or, in the event that they do, maintain them slung on their backs with the magazines in pouches and never clipped on.

The Chinese troopers have been imagined to have withdrawn from the placement below a de-escalation plan mentioned by senior commanders from either side on June 6.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in his first feedback stated India is able to giving a befitting reply if provoked, has referred to as an all-party assembly on Friday to debate the state of affairs on the India-China border. Presidents of assorted political events will take part within the assembly at 5 pm on Friday through video, the Prime Minister’s Office stated.

On Wednesday, Congress president Sonia Gandhi requested PM Modi to come back clear concerning the state of affairs in jap Ladakh and tel the nation how the “Chinese occupied Indian territory, why 20 brave soldiers were martyred”.

Since May, there have been tensions between the Indian and Chinese sides following clashes between the troops of the 2 international locations within the Sikkim and Ladakh sectors of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

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