Give strong response to China: Capt Amarinder Singh

Chandigarh, June 16

Expressing anger over a violent clash in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday called for a strong response from the Central Government to the repeated violations on the Indian territory by the Chinese.

“It is time now for India to stand up to these repeated incursions that are a blatant violation of our territorial rights and put a stop to such attacks on our territorial integrity,” said the Chief Minister, asserting that every sign of weakness on the part of India made the Chinese reaction more belligerent.

While it was important to defuse the tension at the border, and India was not in favour of war, Capt Amarinder said the country could not afford to show weakness at this time and needed to take a strong stand to deter the Chinese from any further intrusions and attacks on its territories and men. Even after brutally beating the commanding officer and two soldiers to death, Beijing was feigning innocence, and trying to put the blame on India, accusing it of provoking the conflict through ‘unilateral actions’, the Chief Minister said. — TNS