10.57 am: Providing details about the disengagement process initiated at the southern and northern banks of Pangong Tso, the defence minister says that senior commanders from both sides will meet within 48 hours after disengagement. Troops will be removed in a phased, coordinated and verified manner, he adds.

“India will move to Finger 3 at DS Post on north bank and China will move east side,” the defence minister adds. “Similar arrangements will be made at the south bank. Status quo will be restored.”

10.54 am: While holding talks with China, India conveyed three main conditions that need to be adhered to, Rajnath Singh says. These are:

1) The LAC should be respected

2) There should be no unilateral attempt to change the status quo along the de facto border,

3) All decisions will be implemented by both sides together after holding discussions

10.49 am: During his speech, Rajnath Singh also spoke about how China claims 90,000 sq km of Indian land in Arunachal Pradesh. “But India has not accepted this unjustified demands,” says the defence minister.

10.48 am: “Many fraction areas are built near LAC in Eastern Ladakh,” Singh adds. “China has collected heavy force and arms and ammunition near LAC and in the nearby areas on their side. Our forces have also effectively done counter deployment.”

10.46 am: Singh says that there are some issues related to patrolling and deployment of troops along the Line of Actual Control that are still outstanding.

10.42 am: After this agreement, India and China will remove forward deployments in a phased and a coordinated manner, the defence minister adds.

10.40 am: In first official admission, Rajnath Singh tells the Rajya Sabha that Beijing and New Delhi have started the disengagement process at the southern and northern bank of the Pangong Tso Lake. This comes a day after China announced that both sides have begun “synchronised and organised disengagement” in the area.

10.39 am: “We will not let anyone take away even an inch of our land,” Singh says.

10.38 am: The defence minister adds that India is committed to maintaining a peaceful situation along the Line of Control. “India has always emphasised on maintaining bilateral ties,” Singh says.

10.33 am: Since September last year, India and China have used both diplomatic and military channels to de-escalate tensions along the LAC, Singh says.

10.33 am: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh begins his address in Parliament.

10.30 am: Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warns that action will be taken against those who misuse social media platforms. “We respect social media a lot, it has empowered common people,” he adds. “Social media has a big role in Digital India programme. However, if social media is misused to spread fake news, violence then action will be taken.”

9.50 am: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives at the Parliament.

9.41 am: Army chief General MM Naravane arrives at the Parliament.

8.54 am:Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sampatiya Uikey has given zero hour notice in the Rajya Sabha demanding, “inclusion of ‘Gondi’ language in Eighth Schedule”.

8.50 am: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bhagwat Karad has given zero hour notice in the Rajya Sabha, expressing “concern over investigation ordered by the Maharashtra government against Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar”, reports ANI.

The Maharashtra government on Monday said that it will investigate tweets by Indian celebrities in response to criticism of the government’s handling of the farmers’ protest by foreign personalities. The inquiry was ordered after leaders of the Maharashtra unit of Congress sought probe into whether the celebrities were under pressure from the BJP to tweet in support of the government.

8.45 am: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will make a suo motu statement in the Rajya Sabha today about the standoff in eastern Ladakh, a day after China announced that Beijing and New Delhi have started “synchronised and organised disengagement” at the southern and northern bank of the Pangong Tso.

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