Rahul Gandhi Tweets Condolences For Armymen Killed In Action In Ladakh

New Delhi:

The Congress’s Rahul Gandhi tweeted his condolences for the military officer and the boys who died in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley final evening following what the military known as a “violent face-off” during which all sides sustained casualty.

‘Phrases can not describe the ache I think for the officials and males who sacrificed their lives for our nation. My condolences to all their family members. We stand with you on this tricky time,” Mr Gandhi’s tweet learn.

Phrases can not describe the ache I think for the officials and males who sacrificed their lives for our nation.

My condolences to all their family members. We stand with you on this tricky time.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 16, 2020

Colonel B Santosh, who belonged to the 16 Bihar Regiment, and two infantrymen — Havildar Palani and Sepoy Ojha — died final evening when a conflict broke out because the Chinese language troops have been on the brink of transfer clear of a location as in keeping with an settlement between the 2 facets, resources mentioned.

Colonel Santosh, who was once the commanding officer of the troops, was once assaulted with batons, stones. There was once no taking pictures, resources mentioned. The attack lasted for a number of hours and infantrymen from all sides had disengaged after middle of the night, resources mentioned.

Tamil Nadu Leader Minister E Palaniswami condoled the loss of life of Mr Palani, who was once from the state.

“#LadakhBorder I used to be deeply disturbed by way of the inside track of the loss of life of Mr. Palani, a Tamil soldier from Ramanathapuram – Kadukalur village, who was once engaged in safety paintings within the space when the Chinese language military attacked. My private condolences to the circle of relatives of the heroic Aidiya Palani!” his tweet learn.

Mr Gandhi’s social gathering, the Congress, has demanded that High Minister Narendra Modi proportion the bottom state of affairs at Ladakh with the country, together with how a lot of Indian territory is underneath Chinese language regulate.

BJP leader JP Nadda mentioned the Congress all the time “created political problems” all through a disaster.

“After we have been combating the Kargil struggle, Sonia Gandhi-ji had requested for a RS consultation. The then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee had known as an all-party assembly, however Congress did not take part. That is their tradition,” he was once quoted as announcing by way of BJPLive, the social gathering’s Web TV initiative.