Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday urged the Centre to toughen its stand if China was not amenable to diplomatic efforts to resolve the standoff on the Line of Actual Control. Pointing to the Dokhlam standoff, Captain Singh said such Chinese provocations were common, and China had encroached upon Indian territory even in Aksai Chin and resorted to similar actions in Arunachal Pradesh. Attempts had been made by China to lay claim to Indian land in Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh too, he said. “The three-member SIT will be headed by Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, and will undertake a thorough investigation into the whole racket,” he said. On former Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s interaction with the Congress leadership, Captain Singh said Mr. Sidhu was very much part of the Congress and was in touch with the party high command.

Source: The Hindu June 05, 2020 20:01 UTC