Why is PM silent?: Rahul Gandhi on India-China face-off

New Delhi: A day after 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a violent face-off with Chinese troops at the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi lashed out against the PM Modi-led government and questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“Two days ago 20 Indian soldiers were killed. They were snatched by their families. China has snatched our land from us. Where are you Mr Prime Minister. Why are you hiding? Come out of your hiding. The whole nation is standing with you. Don’t fear. Come out and take the nation into confidence. We are all with you,” Gandhi said in a recorded video posted on Twitter.

In yet another tweet the former Congress President said: “Why is the PM silent? Why is he hiding? Enough is enough. We need to know what happened. How dare China kill our soldiers?
How dare they take our land?

The opposition parties have expressed shock over the developments in eastern Ladakh and asked the government to brief the political leadership on India-China clashes.