New Delhi: The Congress stated the current remarks of Military Chief Common Manoj Pande are a well timed reminder of “critical deterioration” of India’s nationwide safety and accused Narendra Modi-led authorities on the Centre of adopting a “callous angle” by viewing it from the attitude of electoral acquire.
“Common Pande’s comment that our try is to proceed talks (with China) to return to the established order ante which existed in the midst of 2020 is a reminder that the Chinese language proceed to disclaim Indian troops entry to 2,000 sq. kilometres of territory in Ladakh nearly 4 years after their intrusion,” Congress chief Jairam Ramesh stated in a press release on Saturday.
He additional famous that the Military chief’s statement on “elevated terrorist actions” in Rajouri and Poonch is a transparent indication on the menace of cross-border terrorism regardless of “repeated false claims” that it’ll finish due to demonetisation or removing of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood.
Jairam Ramesh claimed that since August 5, 2019, as many as 160 troopers have been killed in terrorist assaults in Jammu and Kashmir. The newest assault occurred on Friday when suspected terrorists fired at a military cavalcade in Poonch. Nevertheless, no casualty was reported this time.
The senior Congress chief additionally identified that the Centre’s “callous angle” in the direction of nationwide safety was evident from former Military Chief MM Naravane’s ebook that the Military was “taken without warning by the Agnipath scheme and that for the Navy and Air Drive, it got here like a bolt from the blue”.
Jairam Ramesh stated these are examples that clearly present that PM Modi has lowered the problem of nationwide safety to an “instrument of his character cult and self-aggrandisement”.
He additionally stated that PM Modi stating again on June 19, 2020 that there was no Chinese language incursion was “an insult” to the troopers who laid down their lives defending the borders.
Taking a veiled dig at PM Modi over his current go to to Lakshadweep, Jairam Ramesh additional stated, “”The PM seems to consider that seaside visits and social media campaigns are an alternative choice to actual motion to guard India’s nationwide pursuits.”