Punjab CM calls for strong response to Chinese intrusions

Expressing anger over the violent clash in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday called for a strong response from the Government of India to the repeated violations of the Indian territory by the Chinese. “Our soldiers are not fair game that every few days officers and men should be killed […]

CM Captain Amarinder Singh.
by Anil Bhardwaj - June 17, 2020, 4:47 am

Expressing anger over the violent clash in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday called for a strong response from the Government of India to the repeated violations of the Indian territory by the Chinese.

“Our soldiers are not fair game that every few days officers and men should be killed or injured defending our borders,” a furious Captain Amarinder said, reacting strongly to the development, which came even as the armies on the two sides were supposed to be in the process of disengagement from a tense stand-off of the past several days.

“It is time now for India to stand up to these repeated incursions that are a blatant violation of our territorial rights and put a stop to such attacks on our territorial integrity,” said the Chief Minister, asserting that every sign of weakness on the part of India makes the Chinese reaction more belligerent