India-China dispute: China's flag hoisting case in Galwan Rahul Gandhi's appeal to Narendra Modi to 'break the silence'
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has repeatedly asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi about China, on Sunday once again sought clarification on the news of the hoisting of the Chinese flag in Galwan on New Year's Eve.
Rahul Gandhi wrote in a tweet, “Our tricolor looks good on the galvan. China will have to answer. Modiji, break the silence! '
In a tweet on the last day of the year, Rahul Gandhi challenged the Prime Minister to change the names of 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh.
Sharing a report published in a newspaper on that day, Rahul Gandhi wrote in his tweet that "just a few days ago we were remembering India's glorious victory in 1971."
He said,''Comprehensive and strong decisions are needed for the security and victory of the country''. Hollow rhetoric does not win! '
However, the Indian Foreign Ministry had protested the name change in Arunachal Pradesh, saying "China has made similar attempts in the past, but it has not changed the facts."
However, the Indian government has not yet issued a statement regarding the incident of hoisting the Chinese flag in Galwan.
गलवान पर हमारा तिरंगा ही अच्छा लगता है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 2, 2022
चीन को जवाब देना होगा।
मोदी जी, चुप्पी तोड़ो!
Chinese flag in Galwan
The Global Times, a spokesman for China's ruling Communist Party, published a report on January 1. In which it is stated that the Chinese flag was hoisted in Galwan valley on the occasion of New Year.
The report said that on the first day of the year 2022, the Chinese flag was hoisted across the country. These included Hong Kong and the Galwan Valley.
According to the report, a video has also been sent to the newspaper in which it can be seen that the Chinese soldiers are standing in front of a rock in the Galwan valley near the Indian border on which it is written that "not an inch of land will be left."
In this video, these soldiers are also wishing the nation a Happy New Year. Then the Chinese soldiers enthusiastically say, "We promise our motherland that we will defend our borders."
According to Global Times, the Chinese flag was then hoisted by a drone which was saluted by the soldiers of the Chinese Western Theater Command who were trained there and expressed good wishes for the country.The 1st day of 2022 is brimming with blessings & joy, as five-starred red flags of China were raised across the country, in schools, snow-capped mountains, HK Special Administrative Region, the Galwan Valley. And the farthest best wish was sent from Mars. https://t.co/G0MVL0sGy2
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) January 1, 2022
A day later, the Global Times retweeted the two, citing Indian media with some pictures of Indian and Chinese troops clashing on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on New Year's Eve. Congratulations. This included areas of eastern Ladakh that were in conflict.
"If this is true, it should be seen as a positive step, as talks between the two countries were held at the corps commander level in October, which stalled due to unreasonable demands from India," the Global Times said. Was hunted.
On New Year's Day, Indian and Chinese troops distributed sweets and congratulated each other at various posts along the LAC, including in East Ladakh, PTI quoted officials as saying.
According to the report, this step was taken by both the sides at a time when there has been a stalemate in many places for the last one and a half years.
Violent clashes between the two countries' armies took place on May 5 last year in the area of Lake Pangong in eastern Ladakh, after which the two countries gradually deployed large numbers of weapons and troops in the area.
Galwan's struggle
In June 2020, 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash between Indian and Chinese forces in the Galwan Valley. China later said four of its soldiers were killed in the conflict.
The incident was reported by India as the dispute began in the third week of April, when an increase in the number of troops and heavy trucks on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) from the Ladakh border with China. Had happened
It was reported that the Chinese army had set up tents in the area, dug trenches and brought heavy equipment several kilometers into the area which India considered its territory.
In response, India sent thousands of troops and military equipment to Ladakh. This was followed by a clash between the armies of the two countries in the Galwan Valley of Ladakh between the nights of June 15 and 16 in which a colonel of the Indian Army, including 20 soldiers,were killed.
Both India and China have blamed each other for this.
The border between India and China is about 3440 km long. However, since the 1962 war, much of this border has been in dispute, and the two countries have different claims.