India-China standoff: Ladakh MP meets villagers from Chushul, discusses border situation

Amid faceoff with China at Line of Actual Control, Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal met representatives of Chushul vill on Wednesday. Chushul is one of  5 Border Personnel Meeting points between Indian Army and  People’s Liberation Army of China. Speaking to media a day later, Ladakh MP asserted that locals always extended support to Indian Army in ir own capacity.

While ackwledging that re is tension in border areas, he opined that it was moral responsibility of citizens to assist Army. He mentioned that border situation was extensively discussed in meeting which lasted for one to two hours. reafter, BJP leader added that he would meet Union Ministers in national capital to apprise m of feedback received by him. 

Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal remarked, "For last few months since  Galwan clash, re is tension in border areas. I met vill representatives of Chushul yesterday. We had a discussion for one-two hours on border situation, feelings of villrs and support being provided to Army. As a citizen of this country, we are trying to help Army. I will go to Delhi tomorrow and apprise concerned Ministers about feedback which I received." 

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LAC faceoff

LAC faceoff was exacerbated when 20 Indian Army soldiers including a Commanding Officer were martyred in Galwan Valley on June 15 when de-escalation process was underway. This was followed by multiple attempts of provocation by Chinese side at end of August. Meanwhile, Republic TV accessed pictures of China's PLA troops gared near Rezang La in sourn Pangong Tso area at Line of Actual Control on Monday evening.

Pictured with primitive weapons in ir hand, it is perceived that Chinese troops intended to repeat Galwan Valley-type clash. However,  People's Liberation Army's successive attempts to unilaterally change status quo have been thwarted by Indian Army. Indian Army sources informed ANI that two nations held interactions at Brigade Commander-level and Commanding Officer level in Eastern Ladakh earlier in day.

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