TC Bureau New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday once again targeted the Narendra
Modi government over the construction for the deployment of missiles at the
India-China borders and said that the government should discuss the China
border issue during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
Addressing a virtual press conference, party leader Rajeev Shukla said:
“As per the latest information and satellite images, it has come to notice
that China is constructing the base for surface-to-surface missile, which is
dangerous for our national security.”
He said the current developments are worrisome as these are very close to
Indian borders.
Showing the satellite pictures, Shukla said that at the Doka La (Doka pass) and
Naku La (Naku pass) points where seven Indian soldiers were injured on May 9.
He claimed that the Chinese are constructing the maximum structures in these
areas.
“China has made such a strategy that their entire army can be deployed
there… due to which there is more presence (of the Chinese) on the borders of
Arunachal Pradesh and other northeastern states.
The Congress leader said that on August 1, 2018, party spokesperson Randeep
Singh Surjewala raised the issue of Chinese Army presence in the area above
Siliguri, also known as Chicken’s Neck.
If we look at the Chicken’s Neck areas, then at that time it was clearly visible
how the infrastructure construction was going on in full swing by China, he
said.
“Now they have constructed all the infrastructure and they are trying to
surround us from all sides, whether its Lipu Lake area in Uttarakhand, Doklam
or the border area near Ladakh borders and they are also installing the surface
to surface missile and increasing their army presence, which is a cause of
worry for India,” Shukla said.
The Congress leader said that in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament
from September 14, the government should discuss the India China border issue
after the Covid-19 issue on priority.
