Why didn't govt insist on restoration of status quo with China?: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi questioned the government as to why it had not insisted on status quo ante post the bloody military face-off in Galwan where 20 Indian troops were martyred. He further accused the government of allowing China to justify the "murder" of 20 Indian troops.

New Delhi:Launching yet another attack at the Centre over the Galwan face-off, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday questioned as to why the government had not insisted on status quo ante with China.

Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said that national interest was paramount and it was the government's duty to protect it.

Gandhi then posed three questions to the government on the Galwan face-off, asking why it did not insist on status quo ante (restoration of previously existing state of affairs).

Gandhi also accused the government of allowing China to justify the "murder" of 20 Indian troops, questioning why there was no mention of the territorial sovereignty of the Galwan valley.

Gandhi's latest attack on the government comes just a day after BJP president JP Nadda attacked him for not attending a single meeting of the Parliament's standing committee on defence.

Nadda said Gandhi skips meetings of the parliamentary standing committee on defence but continues to "demoralise" the nation and questions the valour of the armed forces.

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"Rahul Gandhi does not attend a single meeting of the standing committee on defence. But sadly, he continues to demoralise the nation, question the valour of our armed forces and do everything that a responsible opposition leader should not do," the BJP president said.

Gandhi has been leading his party's sharp criticism of the central government over a host of issues, including the continuing standoff between the Indian and Chinese armies.

The BJP has in turn accused him of lowering the morale of armed forces.

(With inputs from agencies)