Ladakh MP gives biting reply to Rahul on China

Rahul Gandhi's questions on Chinese aggression in Ladakh, in tweets directed at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, have drawn a response from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's MP in Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal.

On Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi had, in a sarcastic tweet aimed at Rajnath Singh, questioned: "Have the Chinese occupied Indian territory in Ladakh?"

Jamyang Tsering Namgyal took it upon himself to rebut the Congress leader in a post on Wednesday morning and wrote: "I hope Rahul Gandhi and Congress will agree with my reply based on facts and hopefully they won't try to mislead again."

Tagging Rahul Gandhi and the Congress, the BJP MP in Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, wrote, “Yes, Chinese occupied Indian Territory as under.” In a bullet list, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal added:

>> Aksai Chin (37,244 square km) in 1962 during Congress regime.

>> Tia Pangnak and Chabji Valley (250km) in Chumur area till 2008 during UPA time.

>> Zorawar Fort in Demjok was destroyed by PLA in 2008 and setup PLA's Observing Point in 2012 during UPA regime and also created Chinese/new Demjok/Colony with 13 cemented houses.

>> India lost Doom Cheley (ancient trade point) between Dungti and Demjok in 2008-2009 during UPA regime.

Namgyal also attached a map that he captioned as an "Overview of Demjok area. Chinese intruded land of India till 2012 during Congress regime (sic)".

Taking a jibe at the Congress and Rahul Gandhi, the BJP MP went on to add: “I hope Rahul Gandhi and Congress will agree with my reply based on facts and hopefully they won't try to mislead again.”