Sonia leads Opposition protest in House on India-China standoff | Latest News India
Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday posed a number of questions on the government’s approach to Chinese incursions along the LAC (line of actual control) even as Opposition parties continued to protest, demanding a debate on the border situation. “Why is China emboldened to continually attack us? What preparations have been made to repel these attacks, and what more needs to be done? What is the government’s policy to deter China from future incursions? Given that we continue to have a severe trade deficit with China, importing far more than we export, why is there no economic response to China’s military hostility? What is the government’s diplomatic outreach to the global community?” Sonia Gandhi said in her address to the CPP meeting. “The continuing incursions by China on our border is a matter of serious concern. The whole nation stands with our vigilant soldiers who repelled these attacks under difficult conditions. The government, however, stubbornly refuses to allow a discussion on the issue in Parliament. As a result, Parliament, political parties and the …