Prime Minister’s Office, has said that attempts are being made in some quarters to give a mischievous interpretation to remarks by the Prime Minister at the All-Party Meeting yesterday.
It said in a statement that the Prime Minister was clear that India would respond firmly to any attempt to transgress the Line of Actual Control, LAC. In fact, he specifically emphasized that in contrast to the past neglect of such challenges, Indian forces now decisively counter any violations of LAC.
The statement says that the All Party Meeting was also informed that this time, Chinese forces have come in much larger strength to the LAC and that the Indian response is commensurate. Regarding transgression of LAC, it was clearly stated that the violence in Galwan on 15 June arose because Chinese side was seeking to erect structures just across the LAC and refused to desist.
The focus of the Prime Minister’s remarks in the All Party Meeting discussions were the events of 15 June at Galwan that led to the loss of lives of 20 Indian military personnel.
