New Delhi : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over reports of China constructing a bridge on the Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh near the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
"PM's silence is deafening. Our land, our people, our borders deserve better," Gandhi said on Twitter.
He cited a news report claiming that the Chinese have been constructing a bridge on Pangong Tso Lake for over two months which is extremely close to the LAC.
The bridge will connect the north and south bank of the lake, the report claimed.
Recently, a satellite imagery expert and an OSINT freelancer named Damien Symon (@detresfa_) took to Twitter and shared a few images showing an under-construction bridge across Pangong Tso in Eastern Ladakh.
With the construction of this bridge, China will not only be able to facilitate faster troop movement in this area but can now also move its forces from the northern bank to the southern bank and vice versa smoothly. The development of a few more roads will facilitate the all-weather movement of troops. This move will also have to be seen in the light of new border laws of China which talks of strengthening border defense, developing infrastructure near borders, and laying down emergency measures in border areas.
The Congress party and Gandhi have been critical of the government's handling of the border situation with China in eastern Ladakh, that has also seen bloody clashes between the Indian and PLA troops last year.
-with inputs from PTI, HT