The Congress party has raised many issues of apprehensions over understanding between India and China regarding the new patrolling pact Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh region. These concerns are primarily about whether or not the Indian Army will be able to gain back domains where they operated before but have been shut out by the forward deployments of PLA in multiple locations.
On Wednesday, Congress general secretary for communications, Jairam Ramesh, asked the government six critical questions and sought detailed replies. Ramesh’s questions are concentrated at strategic locations like Depsang and Demchok, which have witnessed escalation since the time border tensions escalated over four years ago.
Some of the important ones include whether Indian troops will be permitted to patrol up to the habitual line, claimed by India in Depsang, in particular the five patrolling points beyond the ‘Bottleneck junction’, from where the Indian army was patrolling freely before the People’s Liberation Army’s forward deployment. He also said that the three patrol points in Demchok, which have been closed to Indian forces for more than four years, should be opened again for patrolling.
Ramesh had more questions for them about the Pangong Tso region, whether the Indians would remain limited to Finger 3 on the northern shore, while the earlier they had freedom up to Finger 8. He queried whether Indian patrol would be permitted to approach the Gogra Hot Springs line again or in patrolling points and whether Indian graziers would be allowed to graze their animals in the traditional areas like Helmet top Mukpa Re Rezangla in Chushul.
These questions emerge following India’s statement that it made a breakthrough in negotiations with China on Friday in an effort to manage fresh tensions in Depsang and Demchok.
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