Published 20:41 IST, June 18th 2020

India-China faceoff: Amul pays tribute to Army personnel martyred in Galwan Valley

Amul, India's largest food product organization paid homage to the 20 Indian Army personnel martyred in the face-off with China at the Line of Actual Control

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Amul, India's largest food product organization paid hom to 20 Indian Army personnel martyred in faceoff with China at Line of Actual Control. Writing on Twitter, Amul stated, "Tribute to our bravehearts in Galwan Valley..." Earlier in day, Major General-talks between India and China at Patrol point 14 ended after more than 6 hours. reinforcements have been brought in by Chinese side. Also, Indian Army has confirmed that personnel who were involved in faceoff are missing in action. 

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20 Indian Army personnel martyred

20 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. Sources revealed that an Indian colonel was attacked by Chinese Army personnel with iron rods without any provocation leading to a strong retaliation from Indian side.

This physical hand-to-hand combat went on for many hours on Monday, sources revealed. Speaking at meeting with Chief Ministers on Wednesday, PM Modi issued a strong statement on martyrdom of 20 Indian Army personnel. Stressing that bravery was a part of Indian tradition, PM assured people of country that sacrifices of soldiers would t go in vain.  PM has convened an all-party meeting on June 19 to discuss present situation at LAC. In a heartening development, Indian Army anunced that all 4 injured personnel in faceoff with China are w stable. 

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Jaishankar rejects Rahul Gandhi's claim

Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar rejected former Congress president Rahul Gandhi's claim that martyred Indian soldiers were unarmed. former made it clear that Army personnel always carry arms while leaving ir post. Maintaining that soldiers were armed in Galwan on June 15, EAM stated that Army had followed long-standing practice of t using firearms during faceoffs. 

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20:41 IST, June 18th 2020