Rahul Gandhi who has been consistently tweeting about the Galwan Valley clash trying to pin the blame on the Modi government has now been called out by a soldier’s father who has asked him to not indulge in politics over the death of soldiers.
Earlier, the Congress MP from Wayanad had tweeted a video of Balwant Singh, a father of a soldier, with the caption “It’s sad to see senior GOI ministers reduced to lying in order to protect the PM. Don’t insult our martyrs with your lies.” In the video Balwant Singh who is mentioned as the father of a wounded soldier can be heard saying that he received a call from his son who was admitted in a hospital in Leh. Balwant had said that his son had mentioned in the call that he was getting treatment.
It’s sad to see senior GOI ministers reduced to lying in order to protect the PM.
Don’t insult our martyrs with your lies.#BJPBetraysOurJawans pic.twitter.com/uwrmj1oxq1
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 19, 2020
“We were 300-400 people, they were of 2000-2500.. They came suddenly and attacked us with rod, sticks and stones. We didn’t have anything. When they started hitting a lot, I escaped. God saved me. I have 10-12 stitches. I have been hurt in hands and legs.”, Balwant Singh can be heard saying in the video quoting his son.
However, the ANI has released a video of the father of the injured soldier in Galwan Valley clash attributing it to an amateur video source. In this video, the father can be heard saying “The Indian Army is a strong army and can defeat China. Rahul Gandhi don’t indulge in politics in this…my son fought in the army and will continue fighting in the army”
The Indian Army is a strong army and can defeat China. Rahul Gandhi don’t indulge in politics in this…my son fought in the army and will continue fighting in the army: Father of injured Indian soldier who fought in #GalwanValleyClash (Amateur Video Source) pic.twitter.com/uGOdM2dJkM
— ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2020
This response of the father has come in light of the Congress leader’s earlier tweet where he had mentioned that Ministers of Government of India were lying about the incident in Galwan Valley “to protect the PM”.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Jaishankar had responded to Rahul Gandhi’s another tweet in which he had raised question about our soldiers being unarmed. Mr. Jaishankar replied that All troops on border duty always carry arms, especially when leaving post” and that the soldiers at Galwan valley too had arms but it was the 1996 and 2005 agreements that stopped both sides from firing.