Rahul Gandhi had earlier raised questions on whether “unarmed soldiers” had to fight the Chinese Army and that the Prime Minister had surrendered Indian territory to the Chinese aggression.
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The former Congress president shared an opinion piece by Japan Times which claimed that India's 'policy of appeasement' has failed to deter China from adopting an aggressive approach towards India.
Amit Shah's reaction to Rahul's claims
Lashing out at Rahul Gandhi's claims Home Minister Amit Shah shared a video of a soldier's father on Saturday asking him to rise above 'petty politics'
“A brave armyman’s father speaks and he has a very clear message for Mr Rahul Gandhi. At a time when the entire nation is united, Mr Rahul Gandhi should also rise above petty politics and stand in solidarity with the national interest,” Shah tweeted.
“Rahul Gandhi, don't indulge in politics on this... my son fought in the army and will continue fighting in the army,” the injured jawan’s father can be heard saying in the video.
BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi reacted to the 'Surender Modi' jibe and said Twitter banned many Chinese propaganda handles but missed out on the biggest Chinese propaganda handle of all.
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala hit out at PM Modi and said that the statement from the PMO office on the Galwan Valley faceoff is “a lame attempt to obfuscate the truth”.
PM Modi, on Friday, said that none of India's border posts have been captured, nor had China breached the Indian borders, at the all-party meeting chaired by him to brief political parties on the LAC situation. He added that the 20 martyrs died fighting and saving the motherland from the enemy. He also said that the Army has always done whatever is necessary to protect India's sovereignty - be it deployment action or counteraction.
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