New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- The Congress on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of downplaying Chinese transgressions along the Arunachal Pradesh frontier, after Chief Minister Pema Khandu acknowledged that such incidents had taken place, triggering a fresh political confrontation over the Centre's handling of the border situation with China.
Congress General Secretary In-charge (Communications) Jairam Ramesh said Khandu's admission that "no doubt transgression has happened" contradicted his earlier dismissal of reports of Chinese incursions in the Taksing area during the summer. Drawing a parallel with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial 2020 assertion that nobody had entered Indian territory, Ramesh questioned the government's...