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Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said in series of tweets that the Union Defence Minister’s statement that no one can touch an inch of India’s territory was just “rhetoric” and pointed out that Chinese troops are still on the Indian side of Line of Actual Control (LAC) as per the assessment of security agencies.
“Indian security agencies have assessed that Chinese troops are still up to 1.5 km on the Indian side of the LAC (according to India’s perception). In May, Chinese troops had intruded up to 5 km on our side of the LAC,” he said in a tweet.
Indian security agencies have assessed that Chinese troops are still upto 1.5 kms on the Indian side of the LAC (according to India’s perception).
In May, Chinese troops had intruded upto 5 kms on our side of the LAC.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) July 18, 2020
“All talk of ‘no one had intruded into Indian territory and no one is inside Indian territory’ was empty rhetoric. Defence Minister’s statement that “no one can touch an inch of India’s territory is just more rhetoric,” the Congress leader further stated in another tweet.
All talk of “no one had intruded into Indian territory and no one is inside Indian territory” was empty rhetoric.
Defence Minister’s statement that “no one can touch an inch of India’s territory” is just more rhetoric.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) July 18, 2020
Further slamming the Centre, Chidambaram said: “As long as the Government does not acknowledge the reality, the status quo ante will be an elusive goal.”
As long as the Govt does not acknowledge the reality, the status quo ante will be an elusive goal.
Read my column tomorrow in the @IndianExpress and in newspapers in 9 Indian languages on the border situation.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) July 18, 2020
