Rahul speaking like ‘China’s propaganda machinery’, alleges BJP

The BJP on Sunday condemned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s claim that China has grabbed grazing land in Ladakh, alleging he was defaming India by making statements like Beijing’s “propaganda machinery”.

Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad dismissed Gandhi’s claims as “absolutely wrong” and said China had to withdraw in Galwan due to the bravery and sacrifices of the Indian soldiers. BJP’s reaction came after Gandhi claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion that not an inch of the land in Ladakh has been taken over by China is not true.

The people of Ladakh are concerned about their grazing land “taken over by the Chinese Army,” Gandhi, who is visiting Ladakh, said after paying tributes to his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.