China impasse must be mentioned: Rahul Gandhi
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Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi pressed the Standing Committee on Defence to debate the India-China stand-off at a gathering held on Wednesday, even because the committee has known as off a tour of Pangong Lake in Ladakh which is the flashpoint of the Indo-China battle.
The committee had met on the agenda of ‘Review of Working of Cantonment Boards’. This was its third assembly on the topic.
The committee is headed by BJP chief Jual Oram. Instead of touring the Pangong Lake, the committee has now proposed a tour of Army cantonments in Bhubaneshwar and Sikandra for the members.
Security menace
According to sources, on the fag finish of the assembly, Mr. Gandhi stated that whereas the problem of Cantonment Boards is necessary, there are numerous different vital points that too want the eye of the committee. “The situation in Ladakh, he pointed out, has not improved in more than a year now. The U.S. army’s exit and Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan also pose a serious security threat for the country. He said that the committee on Defence should discuss the security preparedness of the country,” one of many members stated.
The BJP MPs didn’t protest at Mr. Gandhi’s suggestion. The topic “Review of Working of Cantonment Boards,” committee chairperson Mr. Oram stated, was chosen unanimously in the course of the assembly on topic choice for the yr.
At this, sources stated the BSP’s Lok Sabha MP Kunwar Danish Ali advised a manner out. “He said that may be a sub-committee can be formed which can have in-depth investigation on the subject, giving ample time to the committee to discuss issues like the Indo-China conflict,” one other member stated.
A couple of committee members additionally advised that the committee meet once more on Thursday particularly to debate the Chinese incursions in Ladakh.
Mr. Oram although, sources stated, declined to carry such a gathering.
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