S. Jaishankar: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar criticized the Congress in the Lok Sabha for criticizing the government’s handling of the Tawang clash. He said that if we were indifferent to China, then who sent the Indian Army to the border? If we were apathetic, why are we pressing China for de-escalation and disengagement today? Why are we publicly saying that our relationship is not normal?”

‘We should not directly or indirectly criticize our jawans’ In his address in the Lok Sabha, the External Affairs Minister said that we should not directly or indirectly criticize our jawans. Our soldiers in the Yangtse ,14 are standing at a height of 0 feet and are guarding our border. They should be respected and appreciated. It may be noted that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that Beijing is fully prepared for war and not just for incursions, while New Delhi is trying to downplay the threat from the neighbour.

‘Prime Minister repeatedly spoke to the President and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka’ Also, Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said that the Prime Minister has repeatedly spoken to the President and the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. If fishermen caught in Sri Lanka are released today, it is not because someone is writing letters in Chennai, but because someone in Delhi is taking up the matter. Number of Indian fishermen released from Sri Lanka since 3134 2, 479 and the number of fishermen is. PM Modi has paid attention to the problems of Tamil fishermen.

‘We should not insult our jawans’ Also, on the action of army soldiers, he said that we have no problem with political criticism but we should not insult our soldiers. I heard that I needed to deepen my own understanding. When I see who is giving advice I can only bow and respect. The word ‘beating’ should not be used for our jawans. At the same time, he said that we should not directly or indirectly criticize our jawans. Our young men in the Yangtse 14 Standing at a height of thousand feet, they are guarding our border. They should be respected and appreciated.

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Mon, Dec 19, 2022, 5: 42 PM IST