New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, criticised Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's statement inside Parliament, and said that it was a "well-planned conspiracy to defame India" and that leaders should speak responsibly on matters of national security.

He said the Congress party should apologise for the land China occupied during their rule in 1959 and 1962, and asserted that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, there is no question of even an inch of India's border being compromised.

"This is a well-planned conspiracy to defame India... They should speak responsibly about the country's security... The Congress party should apologise for the land China occupied during their rule in 1959, 1962... Under Prime Minister Mo...