The day began chaotically in Parliament on Tuesday, with opposition leaders lashing out at the central government over clashes along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Tamang, Arunachal Pradesh, on December 9. The Indian Army released details about the clash on Monday, stating that the clash “led to minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides.” This is the first incident involving the two countries since the Galwan Valley clashes in the sensitive Ladakh sector in June 2020.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah slammed the Congress and drew comparisons to India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. He accused the Nehru government of granting Permanent Membership to the UN Security Council (United Nations Security Council). “When soldiers were killed in Galwan, who was serving dinner to Chinese diplomats? When the Congress was in power in 2006, China asserted its claim to Arunachal “He stated.
Shah also brought up the issue of the Chinese issuing paper visas to Jammu and Kashmir residents in 2010, when the Congress was in power. The Congress, he claimed, had halted road and infrastructure construction in Demchock. “I want to state unequivocally that the BJP government will not tolerate any land incursion.” Soldiers’ bravery is admirable; they have saved our land,” said the Home Minister.
Both houses experienced significant commotion ahead of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s expected address, prompting the Speakers to call for a brief adjournment. The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were thus adjourned until 12 p.m.
“Given the gravity of the situation and the request made by the Opposition, I urge the Chair to allow the Defence Minister to make a statement at 12.30 pm instead of 2 pm,” Union Minister Piyush Goyal pleaded in Rajya Sabha to Speaker and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. Rajnath Singh’s Rajya Sabha address at 2 p.m. was then pushed back to 12:30 p.m.
Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of the Opposition, had earlier given a notice under rule 267 to adjourn business and take up the matter. “China has encroached on our territory. They arrived in Arunachal Pradesh after travelling through Ladakh and Uttarakhand. We have the right to know how the government intends to deal with China’s conspiracy “Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress Lok Sabha leader, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
