Opposition leaders united in criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led central government after 20 Indian Army personnel were killed in the clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night.
The news of the clash was confirmed by the Indian army on Tuesday afternoon.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked why the Prime Minister was “silent” on the clash and said that the country needed to know what had happened. RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav asked the government to call an all-party meet while SP’s Akhilesh Yadav said the government must now reveal the truth about the incident.
The clash between the two countries near the Line of Actual Control is the biggest military confrontation in over five decades. Troops from both sides have been engaged in a standoff for five weeks.
“How dare China kill our soldiers? How dare they take our land?” Gandhi tweeted on Wednesday.
No public statement has been made yet by the prime minister or the defence minister. Reports said Modi held a high-level meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the army chief on Tuesday night.
Surjewala said, “Modi ji, the real problem is in Delhi.”
Rashitriya Janata Dal leader Tejwashwi Yadav asked the Central government to call for an all-party meeting immediately so that the country can get the right information.
Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav asked the government to reveal the truth about what happened in the clash with China.