Lt Governor of Ladakh refutes false claims made by Rahul Gandhi about Indian-China dispute, says not even a sq. inch of Indian land is occupied by China

On Monday, September 11, Lt Governor of Ladakh, Retired Brig. (Dr.) BD Mishra lashed out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his claims about an enormous portion of Ladakh being occupied by China. Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly tried to hawk lies concerning the Indian-China dispute to assert that China has occupied a large portion of the Indian territory.

Lt Governor of Ladakh Brig. (Dr.) BD Mishra (Retd.) refuted the claims and mentioned that not even a sq. inch of Indian land has been occupied by China.

“I wouldn’t comment on anybody’s statement but I will say what is fact because I have seen myself. There is not even one square inch of land which the Chinese have occupied…The statement of fact is that our armed forces are prepared for any eventuality and God forbid if the balloon goes up, people will get a bloody nose from us,” he mentioned whereas speaking to the media immediately.

#WATCH | On Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s declare that a big portion of Ladakh has been occupied by China, Lt Governor of Ladakh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) says, “I would not touch upon anyone’s assertion however I’ll say what’s reality as a result of I’ve seen myself. There shouldn’t be even… pic.twitter.com/BJwWhlYBnj

— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2023

Congress’ Rahul Gandhi has at all times issued deceptive statements on the India-China dispute and has claimed that Prime Minister Modi has ‘surrendered the Indian territory to the Chinese aggression.’ In June 2020, he additionally mentioned that the Galwan Valley territory in Ladakh was grabbed by the Chinese.

PM Modi then said that no a part of Indian territory was taken over by the Chinese. “No one entered Indian territory, nor were Indian posts taken over. 20 jawans did die, but they taught a lesson to those who had cast their evil eyes on Bharat Mata (India),” the PM was quoted as saying.

Also in July 2020, Gandhi launched a baseless assault on the PM repeating his lies and claiming that the PM was mendacity on the border concern. He refused to consider that Indian troopers had evicted Chinese troopers from their unauthorized positions alongside the LAC and that there was no Chinese incursion contained in the LAC. He additionally posted testimonials from folks of Ladakh who claimed that the Chinese had occupied the Indian territory.

OpIndia had uncovered how Congress had revealed a pretend video claiming that the folks talking within the mentioned video weren’t from Ladakh. They belonged to teams and political events related to the Congress.

Recently in June this yr, Gandhi once more peddled lies whereas he was within the United States. While addressing the press on the National Press Club, Washington DC within the United States, Gandhi spoke concerning the Indian-China dispute to assert that China had occupied Indian territory.

China has occupied our territory, and it is an accepted reality. They have occupied 1500 sq km of land, and it’s completely unacceptable. However, PM Modi believes in any other case.

: Shri @RahulGandhi

📍National Press Club, Washington DC, USA pic.twitter.com/yMOvqUTOmI

— All India Mahila Congress (@MahilaCongress) June 1, 2023

When requested about India’s relationship with China and concerning the Indian authorities’s assertion saying ‘not an inch of Indian land has been occupied by China’, Rahul Gandhi claimed that China has occupied 1500 sq km of land and it’s a reality.

“The fact of the matter is that China is occupying our territory. It’s an accepted fact. I think 1500 sq km of land, land of the size of Delhi is occupied by China and I think that is absolutely unacceptable. Prime Minister seems to believe otherwise. I don’t know, maybe he knows something we don’t know,” Gandhi might be heard saying within the video.

Further on August 30, Gandhi claimed to have talked to the locals of Ladakh who ‘confirmed’ to him that the Chinese had taken over the Indian land. He additionally mentioned that PM Modi had lied about China’s acquisition of the Indian territory.

“I spent a week in Ladakh. I went to Pangong Lake right in front of where the Chinese were. I had detailed discussions, probably the most detailed discussions that any politician outside Ladakh has had with the people of Ladakh. They categorically told me that the Chinese had taken Indian land. They categorically told me that the PM is lying about the fact that the Chinese have not taken Indian land,” Rahul Gandhi was quoted as saying.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Indian Army have repeatedly said that not an inch of Indian land belongs to China.

In January this yr, the External Affairs Minister slammed the Congress social gathering for intentionally spreading misinformation concerning India-China relations. This is after Rahul Gandhi claimed final September that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given 100 sq. kilometers of Indian territory to China and not using a battle.

Jaishankar then slammed saying that “some people deliberately spread wrong news about the China issue knowing it is not true for politics and by talking about some land, which was taken by China in 1962, they give the impression this happened recently.”

He additionally pressed that some folks within the opposition have been intentionally making an attempt to unfold flawed information or details about China on objective. “Sometimes, they talk about some land, which was taken by China in 1962. But they will not tell you the truth. They will give you the impression that this thing happened yesterday,” he had reiterated.

It is notable that China occupied giant chunks of Indian territory in 1962, and continues to illegally occupy these areas. But the Congress social gathering and a few media homes preserve claiming once in a while that these are current developments, which is totally false. Although common skirmishes happen between Indian and Chinese forces, and the Chinese army typically enters Indian territory, the Line of Actual Control largely stays unchanged.