Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hit out at Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of making "false allegations" regarding the statement of the Indian Army chief on the prevailing situation at the India-China border. "The words attributed to the Army Chief by Shri Rahul Gandhi were never spoken by him at any time. It is a matter of deep regret that Shri Rahul Gandhi should indulge in irresponsible politics on matters of national interest," Singh said on X.
In his speech Monday in Lok Sabha during the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address, the Leader of Opposition had claimed that the Chinese have intruded on Indian land but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has denied it. The Army disagreed with the prime minister, he had said, to strong protests from the treasury benches.
He said, "The PM has denied that Chinese forces are inside our territory but for some reason our army keeps talking to the Chinese about their entry into our territory and our chief of army staff has said that the Chinese are inside our territory," Singh said on Tuesday these were "false" claims. "Rahul Gandhi in his speech in Parliament on 03 February 2025 made false allegations about the statement of the Army Chief on the situation on the India-China border," he added. The senior BJP leader said the Army chief's remarks referred only to the disturbance of...
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