The Congress on Saturday apologized to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked him to withdraw his “clean chit” to China, citing a Pentagon report that claimed no one has entered Indian territory. That China has entered Arunachal Pradesh in 4.5 km.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said that the Prime Minister should respond and give a time frame as to when will the status quo be on all our borders with China by April 2020.
The demand came after Congress cited the Pentagon report.
Khera said that the Pentagon in its annual report to the US Congress has confirmed Chinese incursions. The villages across the border are of dual use with not only the civilian population but also serving as cantonments for the Chinese military.
He said in June 2020, BJP Arunachal Pradesh MP Tapir Gao has written to the Prime Minister and the Home Minister, warning them about the encroachment by China into Indian territory.
Khera said the prime minister and the home minister denied the violations and it has been 17 months since Modi gave a “clean chit” to China.
“That clean chit is a dark chapter in our history because it was used by China across the world. Not only in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh but also in Uttarakhand, where the PLA entered and destroyed our infrastructure, China was buoyed by this clean chit,” he told reporters.
“This is a very serious issue. The Prime Minister should withdraw his clean chit given to China and give a time frame to the nation and tell when the status quo of April 2020 is restored on all our borders with China, Be it Depsang, Gogra Hot Springs, Daulat Beg Oldi or Arunachal Pradesh,” he said.
“We need answers, we need deadlines, we need dates and we need apologies for misleading the world that China has not entered our territory,” Khera said. Indian and Chinese soldiers have been in a face-off in eastern Ladakh since April 2020 and even entered into a bloody conflict in which several soldiers were killed.
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