Two days after he addressed the Lok Sabha on the issue of Chinese aggression across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, defence minister Rajnath Singh will on Thursday speak in the Rajya Sabha on the issue.
Besides this, discussions will also take place in the Upper House on National Education Policy (NEP), the Goods and Services Tax (GST), economy and environment.
Both houses of Parliament were adjourned in March due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and have resumed with strict protocols in place. However, already two dozen MPs have tested positive for the virus. On Wednesday, transport minister Nitin Gadkari announced that he, too, has tested positive. He had attended the session on Monday and was seated in the front row for a brief moment.
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"Amassing of troops by China against bilateral agreements"
"China's amassing of troops goes against 1993 and 1996 agreements. Respecting and strictly observing LAC is needed for peace and tranquility in border areas. While we strictly abide by it, this is not reciprocated by China," says defence minister.
"Our armed forcces showed sayyam but also displayed shaurya"
Defence minister Rajnath Singh says in RS: Conduct of our armed forces shows that while they maintained 'sayyam' in face of provocative actions, they also equally displayed 'shaurya' when required to protect territorial integrity of India.
"Any attempt to unilaterally change status quo not acceptable to us"
It was made clear to China that any unilateral action to change status quo is not acceptable to us: Defence minister in Rajya Sabha
China has increased troop strength across LAC: Rajnath
Since April, China has increased its troop strength across LAC. In May, its actions led to faceoff situation between two sides. It tried to transgress across several points across LAC but was foiled by our troops
"Bilateral ties have grown since 1988"
Both have several agreements to maintain peace and tranquility. Since 1988, the bilateral relations between both countries have grown, says defence minister.
Defence minister speaks on China in RS
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'Govt wasted golden months to stop Covid-19," says Congress
"Govt wasted golden months to stop Covid-19. WHO had sounded a warning in December 2019. As China is our neighbouring country, we should have been alert first. Rahul Gandhi had also alerted that an epidemic was looming over us," says Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ghulam Nabi Azad.
First published: Sep 17, 2020 07:57 IST