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R 0-12-"% valley area where they had casualties. earlier clashed on the night of In response to media 3-%#%0 eignty over the Galwan Valley.” n a major setback to defuse June 15-16. “Indian Army is queries on the situation, the “The Indian troops have Imonth-long tension at the firmly committed to protecting External Affairs Ministry hina’s official media on broken their promises and Line of Actual Control (LAC) the territorial integrity and spokesperson Anurag CTuesday quoted the again crossed the line of actu- in Ladakh, 20 Indian soldiers, sovereignty of the nation,” the Srivastava said, “After the pro- Chinese military as claiming al control (LAC) in the Galwan including a core commander, statement said. ductive talks between Corps that it “always” owned sover- Valley region on were stoned and bludgeoned to Reports said that the India Commanders, while it was our eignty over the Galwan Valley Monday evening and purposely death in a violent face-off with patrol team was ambushed expectation that this would region and alleged that launched provocative attacks, the Chinese troops on Monday when it was on a mission near unfold smoothly, the Chinese “provocative attacks’ launched leading to severe clashes and evening in the Galwan valley. the Galwan valley to inspect if side departed from the con- by the Indian troops resulted in casualties,” Zhang claimed. At least a dozen more the Chinese had retreated as sensus to respect the LAC in “severe clashes and casualties.” An Indian Army officer Indian soldiers are reported to per the understanding reached the Galwan Valley. In its first reaction on and two soldiers were killed be injured in the incident. between the two sides during Monday’s clashes between the during a violent clash with Indian Government sources several rounds of talks. two militaries at the Galwan Chinese troops in the Galwan and Chinese media claimed Insisting that there was no Valley in Eastern Ladakh, a Valley in eastern Ladakh on that the Chinese side also suf- firing from either side, statement quoted by the Monday night, in the first such fered casualties in the Ladakh sources said that Chinese sol- Chinese media quoting the incident involving face-off, but they didn’t give any diers attacked the Indian People’s Liberation Army fatalities after a gap of 45 years number. jawans with stones, nail-stud- (PLA) Western Theatre and signalling a massive esca- This is the first-ever such ded rods and clubs, and duster Command Spokesperson lation in the five-week an incident resulting in death knives. Colonel Zhang Shuili said, border standoff in the sensitive in the last 40 years. Major Defence Minister Rajnath ! “China always owns sover- region. General rank officers of the two Singh briefed Prime Minister sides are now talking to each Narendra Modi on the situa- / 0 / other to prevent the issue from tion at the border via video call ❝ %( escalating. Both India and after a meeting with Chief of China have issued official Defence Staff (CDS) General ( % statements accusing each other Bipin Rawat, the three military % of taking provocative steps. chiefs and External Affairs %O Throughout the day the Minister S Jaishankar. Indian Army maintained only Giving details of the inci- - 0-12-"% three casualties and identified dent earlier in the day, the ❝ 1 % Actual Control (LAC) and Rahul Gandhi urged the them as Colonel B Santosh Army said, “During the de- demanded that Prime Minister Government to “come clean” Babu, Havildar Palani and escalation process underway in he Congress on Tuesday Narendra Modi and Defence about the border conflict sepoy Ojha. the Galwan valley, a violent , Tdemanded that the Minister Rajnath Singh take between India and China and However, in a late-night face-off took place yesterday Government take the nation the nation into confidence not let speculation escalate statement, the Indian Army night with casualties. ❝ % % into confidence and convene following the killing of three amid the coronavirus health confirmed “17 Indian jawans The loss of lives on the Indian 5 an all-party meeting to brief Indian Army personnel during crisis. who were critically injured in side includes an officer and two the leadership of political par- the de-escalation at the LAC “The Government’s silence the line of duty at the standoff soldiers.” Senior military offi- ties about the ground situation with China on Monday night. about the border situation location and exposed to sub- cials of the two sides related to the China crisis. Through an official state- with China is fueling massive zero temperatures in the high are currently meeting at the While Punjab Chief ment, the grand old party speculation and uncertainty at altitude terrain have suc- venue to defuse the situation. - ,. - Minister Captain Amarinder said the Government must a time of crisis,” Rahul said. cumbed to their injuries, tak- However, the Chinese said ❝ 2 Singh called for strong action come forward to explain the Amarinder Singh said it ing the total that were killed in the Indian troops crossed the (& ) against China, the Congress circumstances of the latest was time now for the Centre action to 20.” LAC on Monday night and 1 accused the Centre of “main- development and listed four to take some stringent mea- The Indian Army said deliberately launched provoca- taining silence” on the issue of questions for the Centre to sures as each sign of weakness Indian and Chinese troops tive attacks triggering violent violent border stand-off with answer. makes China’s reaction more have disengaged at the Galwan physical conflict resulting in . , China across the Line of Former Congress chief “belligerent”. ! R ! Tuesday evening. the guidelines laid down by the asked the district health author- adding 1,328 additional deaths Confirming that the rec- World Health Organization ities to carry out reconciliation to the State’s total death tally % !"# onciliation has thrown up addi- (WHO), Indian Centre for of the figures of the deaths. We came a day after the tional 1,328 deaths, State chief Medical Research (ICMR) and have now got the results BJP’s former Chief 43(% consequence, the total number Secretary Ajoy Mehta said, “It National Centre for Disease giving us the additional num- Minister and leader of the #&'() of deaths in Maharashtra went is mandatory for us to calcu- Control (NCDC). As part of ber of deaths”. Opposition in the State aharashtra saw a massive up to a staggering 5,537 on late the number of deaths as per the exercise, we had on June 11 In the reconciliation exer- Assembly Devendra Fadnavis 0-12-"% around 11,000 cases. 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