Confirming the second bridge being built by China across Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday (May 20, 2022) – both these bridges are in those areas, which have been in China since 1960. are under illegal possession of.” The ministry also said in a statement that India did not accept China’s “unreasonable claim” or “such construction activities”.
According to the statement of Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Friday, “We have seen reports of the construction of a bridge on the Pangong Lake from the Chinese side along with their earlier bridge. Both these bridges have been under illegal occupation of China since the 1960s. We have never accepted such illegal occupation of our territory. Nor have we accepted unreasonable Chinese claims or such construction activities.”
In fact, the bridge being referred to recently is another structure that China is building (right next to the one built earlier this year). Interestingly, it is in an area which is along India’s claim line. It is more than 20 km east of the point which India marks as the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
There is also Chinese army in Doklam – Rahul’s claim: In the ‘Ideas for India’ conference in London, Rahul Gandhi said that China has created a similar situation in Ladakh, what Russia is doing in Ukraine. But the Narendra Modi government does not even want to talk about it. According to the former Congress chief, “The Russians tell Ukraine that we do not accept your territorial integrity. We refuse to believe that the two districts are yours… We are going to strike those two districts to make sure you break away from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). That’s what Putin (Russian President) is doing. He is saying that I am not ready for you to tie up with America…I will attack you.”
He further said- Compare what is happening in Ukraine and what is happening in Ladakh. Please see, the situation is same in both the places. Chinese forces are in both Ladakh and Doklam. China is saying that you (India) have relations with these areas, but we (China) do not believe that this land is yours. My problem is that it (Government of India) does not want to talk about it.
China builds 1st bridge on Pangong
GOI: We are monitoring the situation.China builds 2nd bridge on Pangong
GOI: We are monitoring the situation.India’s National security & territorial integrity is non-negotiable. A timid & docile response won’t do. PM must defend the Nation.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 20, 2022
Defense Minister said – the country’s status increased in 8 years at the international level: Meanwhile, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said in a gathering of BJP workers that in the last eight years, India’s status has increased at the international level and it is no longer a weak country. Is. Referring to the ongoing standoff with China in Eastern Ladakh, he said that if full information is given about the valor of Indian soldiers, it will make every Indian proud. The country is also trying to end its dependence on foreign countries for military equipment. “Earlier, whenever India spoke at international forums, no one took it seriously, but today when India speaks on any global platform, the whole world listens,” Singh said.
