NEW DELHI: The
Congress on Tuesday termed as “shocking” and “unacceptable” the death of an
Indian Army officer and two soldiers in a violent face off with the Chinese troops, and asked
Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh to confirm the development.
"Shocking, Unbelievable and Unacceptable! Will the Raksha Mantri confirm," Congress chief spokesperson
Randeep Surjewala said on Twitter.
An Indian Army officer and two soldiers were killed in
Galwan Valley in eastern
Ladakh on Monday night during a violent face off with the Chinese troops, the Army said.
They said senior military officials of the two sides are holding a meeting in Galwan Valley to defuse tension.
A large number of Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in an eyeball-to-eyeball situation in Galwan Valley for the last five weeks.