NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a commentary in Parliament on the Chinese presence in Doklam and likewise take the nation into self assurance on his govt's coverage on demilitarisation within the trijunction.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala accused the government of "managing headlines" and claimed that exterior affairs minister Sushma Swaraj's commentary on Doklam in Parliament "hides more than it reveals".
"In national interest, the Congress demands that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement and take the nation into confidence by placing the entire spectrum of facts on the floor of Parliament. The PM must tell his government's policy on demilitarising the Doklam plateau," he mentioned.
In a commentary, he alleged that the government's "denials, half-truths and doublespeak" on Doklam had been endangering India's national safety and strategic interests.
Surjewala mentioned Swaraj's commentary on Doklam was coated with "misleading opaqueness" and failed to provide the higher picture of Chinese presence in South Doklam.
He alleged that as China stares at the Siliguri Corridor, the Gateway to India's northeast, the BJP govt nearly ducks the Doklam query.
"The Modi government hid behind a sheet of misleading opaqueness on Doklam today. The external affairs minister claimed in Parliament that the 73 day standoff in Doklam has been resolved with diplomatic maturity without losing any ground and there is no change in the status quo (on the ground). The face off at sight has been resolved on August 28, 2017," he mentioned.
He alleged that the government and Swaraj had been "conspicuously silent" on the Chinese army buildup and new highway construction within the South Doklam region, overlooking the Chicken's Neck.
"Swaraj said nothing about the creation of a full-fledged Chinese military complex at Doklam right upto 10 metres from Indian Army Post, reflected in the satellite imagery released earlier by the Congress, besides media reports," he mentioned.
Surjewala mentioned the Prime Minister had met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on July 26 on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in South Africa, the 3rd bilateral assembly of Modi along with his Chinese counterpart previously four months.
"Disappointingly, the Modi government could not give a conclusive reaction to the numerous media reports and developments regarding the Doklam stand-off that have compromised India's national security and endangered its strategic interests," he mentioned.
Surjewala alleged that right through the No-Confidence movement debate in Parliament, the PM spewed false political rhetoric but could no longer supply any readability on the standing of Chinese army and infrastructure increase at North and South Doklam.
He mentioned both defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Swaraj had visited China from April 20-24, but no longer a word on Doklam got here out of those "agenda-less" visits.
"The foreign minister's vacuous statement on Doklam in Parliament speaks volumes about the government's uncertain foreign policy and continuous flip-flops to the Chinese misadventure in Doklam which is harming India's strategic interests," he claimed.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala accused the government of "managing headlines" and claimed that exterior affairs minister Sushma Swaraj's commentary on Doklam in Parliament "hides more than it reveals".
"In national interest, the Congress demands that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement and take the nation into confidence by placing the entire spectrum of facts on the floor of Parliament. The PM must tell his government's policy on demilitarising the Doklam plateau," he mentioned.
In a commentary, he alleged that the government's "denials, half-truths and doublespeak" on Doklam had been endangering India's national safety and strategic interests.
Surjewala mentioned Swaraj's commentary on Doklam was coated with "misleading opaqueness" and failed to provide the higher picture of Chinese presence in South Doklam.
He alleged that as China stares at the Siliguri Corridor, the Gateway to India's northeast, the BJP govt nearly ducks the Doklam query.
"The Modi government hid behind a sheet of misleading opaqueness on Doklam today. The external affairs minister claimed in Parliament that the 73 day standoff in Doklam has been resolved with diplomatic maturity without losing any ground and there is no change in the status quo (on the ground). The face off at sight has been resolved on August 28, 2017," he mentioned.
He alleged that the government and Swaraj had been "conspicuously silent" on the Chinese army buildup and new highway construction within the South Doklam region, overlooking the Chicken's Neck.
"Swaraj said nothing about the creation of a full-fledged Chinese military complex at Doklam right upto 10 metres from Indian Army Post, reflected in the satellite imagery released earlier by the Congress, besides media reports," he mentioned.
Surjewala mentioned the Prime Minister had met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on July 26 on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in South Africa, the 3rd bilateral assembly of Modi along with his Chinese counterpart previously four months.
"Disappointingly, the Modi government could not give a conclusive reaction to the numerous media reports and developments regarding the Doklam stand-off that have compromised India's national security and endangered its strategic interests," he mentioned.
Surjewala alleged that right through the No-Confidence movement debate in Parliament, the PM spewed false political rhetoric but could no longer supply any readability on the standing of Chinese army and infrastructure increase at North and South Doklam.
He mentioned both defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Swaraj had visited China from April 20-24, but no longer a word on Doklam got here out of those "agenda-less" visits.
"The foreign minister's vacuous statement on Doklam in Parliament speaks volumes about the government's uncertain foreign policy and continuous flip-flops to the Chinese misadventure in Doklam which is harming India's strategic interests," he claimed.
PM Modi should make statement in Parliament on Doklam: Congress
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