Assam: Himanta Biswa takes a jibe at Rahul Gandhi over Indo-China stand-off

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on June 21^st, 2020 took a jibe at the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said, “You are so exasperated. You cannot even spell correctly!”

It may be mentioned that earlier, Gandhi sharpened his attack on the Centre on the face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh, where at least 20 soldiers were martyred.

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In a tweet, Rahul had attacked the Centre: “PM has surrendered Indian territory to Chinese aggression. If the land was Chinese, why were our soldiers killed? Where were they killed?” Rahul also attached a news article along with his tweet which looks at India’s policy towards China.

Countering his tweet, Himanta, in his tweet said, “And surrendering has been hallmark of Gandhi-Nehru family. In 1962, Assam was almost given away by Pt Nehru. When Chinese Army had captured Bomdila, Nehru said, ‘My heart goes to the people of Assam’”, Sarma said.  

On June 18^th, 2020, the former Tripura Chief Minister and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member Manik Sarkar, referring to the Indo-China standoff in Ladakh suggested that the friendly bonding of neighbors should be kept intact in order to protect the sovereignty of a nation.

 “We are mourned after getting the information that 20 Indian soldiers left for the heavenly adobe owing to the stand-off erupted at Indo-China borders. I feel the central government will surely stand beside the families of the martyrs. But, both the governments should sit together and resolve the issues between them through a proper dialogue” the former Tripura CM told a condolence meeting of three veteran CITU leaders.

The veteran communist leaders also hoped that the neighboring countries should keep their camaraderie intact for a cooperative bilateral atmosphere. “To protect the sovereignty of every individual as well as the country as a whole it is necessary to resolve issues between the neighboring countries. Apart from that the matter of peace and tranquility also needed for a country to prosper”, added Sarkar.

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