New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting today on India-China border tensions which have been escalated after the death of 20 Indian soldiers in a violent clash with Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley.
The meeting is scheduled to take place at 5 PM today.
“In order to discuss the situation in the India-China border areas, Prime Minister @narendramodib has called for an all-party meeting at 5 PM on 19th June. Presidents of various political parties would take part in this virtual meeting,” the PMO said in a tweet on Wednesday.
In order to discuss the situation in the India-China border areas, Prime Minister @narendramodi has called for an all-party meeting at 5 PM on 19th June. Presidents of various political parties would take part in this virtual meeting.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 17, 2020
Around 20 parties are expected to attend the virtual meeting in which Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP National President JP Nadda will also be present.
Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have not been invited, following which the parties have questioned the government’s criteria for organising the meeting.
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee has also been invited in the meeting, apart from Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.
20 Indian soldiers were killed in a violent face-off with China’s PLA in Galwan Valley in Ladakh near LAC, on Monday night.
Yesterday, the Army said that all 76 soldiers injured in Galwan Valley face-off were stable and no one was critical. In an official statement, the Army said that 18 soldiers are at its hospital in Leh and they will be able to join the duty in about two weeks. 58 are at other hospitals and can resume duty within a week.
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