Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday alleged that the Modi government is trying to cover up the worst territorial setback in six decades against the country. He said the Chinese troops have been denying Indian patrols access to the strategic Depsang Plains, Demchok, and other areas eastern Ladakh since May 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ramesh on X cited a post by Ladakh-based politician Konchok Stanzin, who said a landmark at the site of the legendary Rezang La battle of the 1962 Sino-India conflict in Ladakh was dismantled by the army as part of the disengagement process with China. Stanzin is the councilor of Chushul in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ramesh took to X(Formerly Twitter) and wrote Chushul Councillor Konchok Stanzin has revealed that the site at which Major Singh fell, where a memorial had been built. It was dismantled as it fell in the buffer zone negotiated with China in 2021. He said this is a huge insult to the memory of Major Singh and the fallen heroes of Charlie Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Congress leader said the defence of Rezang La by C Company of 13 Kumaon, led by the legendary Major Shaitan Singh, is one of the most storied episodes of Indian war history. Ramesh added if any proof was still needed that the buffer zones negotiated by the Modi government are in territory previously controlled by India, it is provided by this most shameful concession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n