Published 15:47 IST, June 26th 2020
Congress' former Defence MoS Pallam Raju claims 'Chinese trangressed 18 km into Depsang'
former Defence Minister (MoS) & Congress leader Pallam Raju, on Friday, claimed that ground reports had said the Chinese Army has transgressed 18 km in Depsang
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As India and Chinese troops de-escalate along with several parts along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), former Defence Minister (MoS) & Congress leader Pallam Raju, on Friday, claimed that ground reports had said the Chinese Army has transgressed 18 km into the Depsang plains. Terming it 'a real threat' he claimed that the Chinese had entered the bottleneck or the Y-junction area and also entered an area 7 kms away from Ladakh's DBO road. He added that the Chinese artillery is at a striking position from India's Daulat Beg Oldi landing ground, hindering Indian army's ability to patrol the usual posts, which was the same case in 2013.
Former Defence MoS: 'Chinese transgression in Depsang'
#WATCH Pallam Raju, former MoS of Defence & Congress leader says, "As the ground report say, in an alarming development we have learnt that Chinese have transgressed 18 km into Depsang Plains - an area called the bottleneck or the Y-junction. This is a real threat.." pic.twitter.com/HCgTBGbgJL
— ANI (@ANI) June 26, 2020
Disengagement at three posts
On the contrary, sources reported on Thursday that Chinese forward troops have moved back from PP-14, PP-15 and PP-17. India, too, has moved back 1.5 kms from our claim line. Republic TV on Tuesday had reported that the Chinese PLA troops had reoccupied the areas that they had previously disengaged from after the June 6 meeting. Currently, both India and China are engaging in commander-level talks and the situation remains due to heavy build-up on both sides.
India-China's war of words
Slamming China's incursion into Indian territory at the LAC, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserted that the Chinese side took pre-meditated and planned action that was directly responsible for the resulting violence and casualties which reflected its intent to 'change facts' on the ground in violation of the previous agreements. China, on the other hand, has now staked claim over the entire Galwan Valley. It has also maintained that the Indian Army 'broke the consensus and crossed the Line of Actual Control, deliberately provoking and attacking Chinese officers and soldiers', leading to violence. India, in its commander-level talks have demanded a return to status quo in April, asking the Chinese to remove the additional buildup done in the Galwan and Pangong Tso areas.
What happened at Galwan?
20 Indian Army soldiers including Commanding Officer were martyred when a violent faceoff took place on Monday night while the de-escalation process was underway in the Galwan Valley. Sources revealed that India's colonel Santosh Babu and two jawans were attacked by Chinese Army personnel with iron rods while removing a tent put up by China at patrol point 14, leading to hand-to-hand combat. While three soldiers were killed in action, 17 other succumbed to their injuries and hypothermia, four others are in critical but stable condition, while 72 others are recuperating from minor injuries at various hospitals. China, which has not revealed its casualties from June 15 clashes, has admitted the loss of a Commanding officer.
15:47 IST, June 26th 2020