On Galwan Valley clash anniversary, Sonia Gandhi says no clarity from Centre yet

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said the Union government has yet not given any clarity on the Galwan Valley clash and noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last year said no transgression had occurred along the Line of Actual Control.

On June 15 last year, Indian and Chinese troops had clashed in eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control, which was the deadliest in 45 years. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in the hand-to-hand combat. While Beijing had acknowledged casualties early, it did not disclose details till February, when it said four of its soldiers had died.

The clash sparked off a tensed standoff between the two countries, with both sides bolstering forces along their sides of the border for months. The disengagement process along Pangong Tso in Ladakh began on February 10. Following this, reports had emerged that China has refused to withdraw its troops from Hot Springs and Gogra Post, the remaining two of the four original friction points between New Delhi and Beijing in eastern Ladakh.