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China Face-Off Rocks Rajya Sabha : Joint Oppostion Walks Out As Notice For Discussion Disallowed; If This Is Not Issue What Else? Asks Kharge
The Congress has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “running away” from a debate in Parliament on the situation along the border with China and said he and not the defence minister must answer on this issue.
They (China) are encroaching on our land. If we don’t discuss this issue then what else should we discuss? We are ready for discussion on this issue in the House, LoP in Rajya Sabha and Congress president , Mallikarjun Kharge was quoted as saying by ANI
Meanwhile, Joint Opposition stage walk out from Rajya Sabha as their notice to hold a discussion on the India-China border clash was disallowed.
The opposition party also posed questions to the government on the Sino-India border issue, saying the nation demands and deserves answers to them.
In a statement, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh asked after two years of a protracted “disengagement”, what emboldened the Chinese to try taking over the Indian post in the Yangtse area of Tawang.
Today is Day 102 of #BharatJodoYatra. Pradhan Mantri-ji Chuppi Todo Bharat Jodo. Here are today’s questions on which the nation demands and deserves answers! pic.twitter.com/RwhiLbpvn3
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) December 18, 2022