EAM S Jaishankar Takes Swipe At Rahul Gandhi: I Don’t Call Chinese Ambassador For My News | Digital

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that some people deliberately spread wrong news about the China issue and the land that opposition leaders say has been occupied by China “was in fact occupied in 1962", referring to the war during Nehru’s tenure as prime minister.

Speaking at an event in Pune during the launch of ‘Bharat Marg’, the Marathi translation of his book ‘The India Way’, he also took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his comments on the China issue.

Asked about some people or leaders from political parties lacking confidence in India while speaking about China (military stand-off), he said there are some people in the Opposition who have such thinking which he finds difficult to understand.

He added that sometimes such people spread “wrong news" about China on purpose. “If you want to ask why they have no confidence, why are they misleading people, why they spread the wrong khabar (news) about China? How can I answer these questions? Because I know they are also doing politics. Sometimes they deliberately spread such news that they know is not true," Jaishankar added.

“Sometimes, they talk about some land, which was taken by China in 1962. But they will not tell you the truth. They will give you the impression that this thing happened yesterday," he said without taking names.

Notably, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had last September said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given “100 square kilometres of Indian territory" to China “without a fight," and asked the government how it will be retrieved. Jaishankar also said sometimes some people say there is “soch me kami" (lack of understanding) in him but in that case, he will approach the military leadership, Army, or Intelligence.

“I will not call the Chinese ambassador and seek information," he said.

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[sudeshpaiginkar]

You are a real hero sir. Respect for u.

[sarathraja]

Exposure of congress man's mentality in easy way .... great humiliation for grand old party

[sasidharankr]

A high calibeted administrator
Rahul & kejreewal will fade soon

[freedom]

congress became Alqueda branch of india.

[jairaj]

only BJP rule for 100 years ... totally amend constitution

[muhammedMuhammedmt]

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🫡 If this is the situation of the most educated minister of BJP, why not talk about the main minister who did not even pass 8th standard 😛

[pkmishra]

Are you are news channel or someone's spokesperson?? Indian media losing the true reporting path.