Published 16:00 IST, June 16th 2020

Adhir Chowdhury condemns Chinese aggression at LAC, pays homage to Indian Army martyrs

Reacting to the martyrdom of three Indian Army personnel at the LAC, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slammed China for its "unscrupulous aggression".

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Reacting to martyrdom of three Indian Army personnel at  Line of Actual Control, Leer of Opposition in Lok Sabha hir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday slammed China for its "unscrupulous aggression". He asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give a befitting reply to Chinese Army. Congress leer paid hom to Army personnel who laid down ir lives to protect country. 

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Three Indian Army personnel martyred

Three Indian Army soldiers including a Commanding Officer were martyred when a violent faceoff took place on Monday night when de-escalation process was underway in Galwan Valley. As per Editor-in-Chief of Chinese newspaper Global Times, Chinese side also suffered casualties during physical clash. As per sources, firing took place. Senior military officials of two nations are currently meeting to defuse tension. Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, three service chiefs and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Later, Singh briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about latest development. 

Speaking at a press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian claimed that Indian troops h crossed border twice for "illegal activities" and launched provocative attacks against Chinese personnel. According to him, this led to "serious physical conflicts" between Army personnel from both nations. Mentioning that a strong protest and solemn representation h been me to Indian side, he urged India to strictly restrain its frontline troops as per consensus and t make any consensus that could complicate border situation. He ded that both countries have agreed to resolve bilateral issues through talks. 

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India-China faceoff

Chinese military helicopters were spotted close to border between India and China in eastern Lakh after a clash between soldiers from both sides took place on two occasions. reafter, a fleet of Su-30 fighters of Indian Air Force carried out sorties in area. According to reports, Indian and Chinese Army personnel clashed along rrn bank of Pangong Lake in Lakh on May 5. Four days later, a face-off between two sides was witnessed near Naku La Pass in Sikkim. 

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India and China have held more than a dozen round of talks to resolve impasse. This includes meeting between Lieutenant General Harinder Singh, Commander of 14 Corps and Major General Liu Lin, who is commander of South Xinjiang Military Region of China's People's Liberation Army on June 6. ditionally, Major General-level talks took place on June 10.

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16:00 IST, June 16th 2020