Moving away from a poetic engagement, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday posed a direct question to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh if Chinese troops had occupied Indian territory. “Once RM [Raksha Mantri] is done commenting on the hand symbol, can he answer: Have the Chinese occupied Indian territory in Ladakh,” asked Mr. Gandhi on Twitter. Rahul Gandhi,” asked Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala. A tweet from Mr. Gandhi on Monday on the border situation started off an exchange between Congress leaders and Mr. Singh on social media. Late on Monday evening, Mr. Singh responded with another Urdu couplet but took a dig at the Congress party’s symbol.

Source: The Hindu June 09, 2020 06:11 UTC