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Cong hits out at BJP on Ladakh standoff

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 6/25/2020 12:26:27 AM

NEW DELHI, Jun 24: The Congress on Tuesday hit again on the BJP for attacking Rahul Gandhi over his statements on the Ladakh standoff with China and alleged the ruling get together has “lost its political balance and its leaders their balance of thought”.“It is extremely regrettable that the BJP and its government have lost its political balance and its spokespersons are bankrupt of ideas and have lost the balance of thought, as also balanced thinking in every manner possible. Their entire perverted, perverse thought process is pitiable,” mentioned Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala.
The Congress and the BJP have been engaged in a slugfest over the LAC standoff with China at Ladakh, with every attacking the opposite for the previous few days.
The BJP had earlier within the day attacked the Congress, alleging that it’s deriving “sadistic pleasure” by “showing” that India has misplaced land to China. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra hit out at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and get together chief Rahul Gandhi, alleging they’re “conspiring” to decrease the Indian Army’s morale. He took exception to the Congress Working Committee assembly and its criticism of the Modi authorities on a day the Army chief was visiting Ladakh. The Congress has surrendered its disgrace to China, he alleged.
“The Congress is deriving sadistic pleasure,” he mentioned, including that the get together shouldn’t use misfortunes like COVID-19 or the standoff with China as a “launch pad” for the “falling career” of its “clown prince”.
Addressing a digital press convention after the CWC assembly, Mr Surjeala mentioned the BJP’s curiosity ought to be answering as to why did the federal government “permit” brazen Chinese “transgressions into our territory”. “Why have the Chinese been permitted to or how dare the Chinese encroach upon our land,” he requested.
Surjewala mentioned the Defence Minister, External Affairs Minister and the External Affairs Ministry have all spoken about Chinese incursions and intrusion, but the Prime Minister selected to disclaim it utterly. “Is asking questions about brazen Chinese aggressions and as to how the Chinese encroach upon our territory, now anti-national or misleading the country?” the Congress chief asserted.
Surjewala additionally questioned the federal government on the variety of Chinese intrusions since 2014 as additionally on ceasefire violations by Pakistan and alleged that the very best variety of troopers and civilians have died on the border beneath the BJP authorities.“If this is the act and conduct of a government that thrives on pseudo-nationalism and fake strength then it is our duty on behalf of India to ask these questions of the government and we will not fail India in adhering to our duty,” he mentioned.