Congress recalls Galwan Valley clash as PM Modi, Xi Jinping shake hands in Bali
The Congress on Tuesday targeted Narendra Modi after he and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands and spoke briefly at a formal dinner for G20 summit.
The Congress on Tuesday targeted Narendra Modi after he and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands and spoke briefly at a formal dinner for G20 leaders in Bali on Tuesday – their first face-to-face encounter in public since the start of the military standoff in Ladakh more than two years ago.
Sharing a video on Twitter of the two leaders shaking hands and speaking briefly, the Congress gave the names of 20 Indian Army soldiers who were killed in the violent clash with Chinese PLA in the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh in 2020.
“Names of 20 of our soldiers who were martyred in the violent clash with Chinese soldiers in Galwan Valley,” the party wrote.
गलवान घाटी में चीनी सैनिकों के साथ हिसंक झड़प में शहीद हुए हमारे 20 सैनिकों के नाम
1. कर्नल संतोष बाबू
2. नायब सूबेदार नुदूराम सोरेन
3. नायब सूबेदार मंदीप सिंह
4. सूबेदार सतनाम सिंह
5. हवलदार के. पलानी
6. हवलदार सुनील कुमार
7. हवलदार बिपुल रॉय
8. लांस नायक दीपक सिंह pic.twitter.com/rier5prYMI— Congress (@INCIndia) November 15, 2022
Footage from the Indonesian presidential secretariat’s official YouTube channel showed Modi getting up from his seat and shaking hands with Xi – who smiled. The two leaders – who were wearing batik shirts – then shared a conversation for a few minutes. Shortly, several people gathered around them to capture the moment on their mobile phones.
