Reacting to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s remarks that “China has not occupied any of our land”, the Congress said that in the last four years, the Narendra Modi-led government has tried to cover up the worst territorial setback for India with a “deny, distract, lie and justify” approach. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also castigated the government for its “meek” policy towards China.
Referring to Mr. Jaishankar’s statement as a “double clean chit” to China, Mr. Kharge in a post on X questioned why status quo ante has not been achieved to that of pre-2020 position. Mr. Jaishankar’s remarks made during a press briefing in Pune, which follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent interview to foreign press, is the second instance of absolving China of the crimes that it committed by a series of incursions, including the June 2020 incident at Galwan where 20 Indian soldiers were killed.
