Afaq Bhat
Srinagar, June 19: Leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are suggesting that Indian should carryout surgical strikes against China to avenge thekilling of 20 soldiers in a clash at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh. Other suggestions like boycotting Chinese goods and even closing down the restaurants which serve Chinese food are being also put forward.
An analyst while talking to Precious Kashmir said, “People who are suggesting surgical strikes against China should allow the government to take a call andrefrain from issuing provocative statements. How to react to the situation is government’s prerogative and the leaders, who have got nothing to do with itshould stop meddling in the affairs which don’t fall in their domain.”
It’s in place to mention here that 20 soldiers losing their lives in clashes with Chinese Army along Line of Actual Control (LAC) has triggered outrage acrossthe country. The boycott Chinese products campaign has started evoking massive response.
Innovator Sonam Wangchuk, who had urged Indians to boycott “Made in China” in response to Chinese aggression at the border in Ladakh told a news channel that “his boycott China” movement has got a response he had never expected. “I am totally overwhelmed and surprised at the kind of response that I never expected. And the kind of effect it is having,” he said.
An observer said, “Some leaders who have developed a habit of commenting on every issue are coming up with statements which can add fuel to the fire and trigger a war amidst COVID-19 pandemic. Army officers from both the sides are holding talks and are trying to deescalate the situation. If no de-escalation takes place and China remains adamant on its sovereignty claim over Galwan Valley then there is every possibility about a confrontation breaking out. At present armies of both the countries are in state of preparedness.”
Meanwhile, Ladakh BJP MP, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, has warned China that PM Modi had used same lines before carrying out surgical strikes in Pakistan to avenge Uri attack. “People of Ladakh want a one-time solution”, Namgyal said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response (India wants peace but is capable of giving befitting response) was similar to the words he used before Indian forces carried out surgical strikes against militant launch pads across Line of Control to avenge the 2016 Uri attack.”
“Since 1962, China has cheated India not once or twice but a hundred times. In the 1962 war, they took 37,244 sq km area from us what we know today as Aksai Chin. I feel strange even to hear the term Aksai Chin. It is not Aksai Chin, it is China-occupied Indian territory,” Namgyal said.
“It is China-occupied Ladakh. Our claim on it should always remain. Many people question whether it is possible to take it back. I don’t consider it easy. But I don’t consider it impossible either. After the sacrifice of our soldiers, I am starting to think the time has come to take Aksai Chin back,” he added.
