Tweeting a video of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaking to the troops, Gandhi wrote, "China has taken our land and GOI is behaving like Chamberlain. This will further embolden China. India is going to pay a huge price because of GOI’s cowardly actions".
In the video, Defence Minister Singh was saying that "the matter should be resolved. However, to what extent will the resolution reach is something I cannot guarantee. But I assure you that no world power can touch and occupy even an inch of India's land".
The Defence Minister had arrived in Leh on Friday (July 17) morning as part of his 2-day trip to Ladakh and Kashmir. He visited forward areas in the Ladakh sector to review the ground situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh sector.
Minister Rajnath Singh interacted with the troops of the Indian Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at the Lukung post, adjacent to the Pangong Tso Lake with an aim to boost their morale amid attempts of deescalating border tensions with China.
Rahul Gandhi's fresh attack comes a day after he put out a video where he breaks down the reasons that he feels have contributed to China being emboldened to act against India.
The Wayanad Congress MP had cited India's poor relations with its neighbouring nations, its transactional relations with countries like the US and Europe, and poor economic standing as the issues.
Responding to the claims, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar defended the Narendra Modi-led central government and stated that India's international relations and standing have seen a very significant improvement.
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