INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
intensifies its campaign for a discussion on the ongoing India-China military standoff in eastern Ladakh.Read: Why is the Modi govt running
away from debate on India-China border tension, asks CongressDefence Minister Rajnath Singh made a statement in Parliament on Tuesday on
situation was more sensitive and graver.WHAT HAPPENED IN 1962Back then, China had launched a war against India on October 20, 1962
The buildup was there for several months beginning in the summers
On October 26, the then Nehru government had declared a national emergency to deal with Chinese aggression.In the middle of the war, then
Jan Sangh leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a first-time Rajya Sabha MP, demanded a special session of Parliament
Vajpayee, who later became the founder-president of the BJP, pressed for a discussion the India-China war situation.Vajpayee led a
four-member delegation of Jan Sangh parliamentary party to meet then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru seeking a special session of Parliament
Nehru agreed to his demand.Vajpayee was young, 36 at the time, and Nehru was exactly twice his age, 72.The special session of Parliament was
The war was still on and the Chinese were advancing into Indian territories
Vajpayee's was one of the smallest parties in Parliament then, and the Nehru government enjoyed a two-thirds majority.As the Nehru
speak on the second day of discussion November 9
The Chinese forces are still in occupation of Aksai Chin among others.Interestingly, several decades later when Vajpayee was the prime
minister and Pakistan had intruded into Kargil, he had refused a debate during the 1999 military conflict in the Rajya Sabha
His government found it too sensitive to discuss the issue in public.The Narendra Modi government, too, has described the border tension
with China as very sensitive and said it is not prudent to discuss operation details in the public.The Modi government is instead understood
to hold a confidential meeting with some of the Opposition leaders to brief them on the current India-China face-off situation along the LAC
Chinese intrusion in Ladakh foiled, won't accept any move to change status quo, Rajnath Singh tells ParliamentAlso watch: India-China
standoff: Exposing Chinese propaganda on Indian Army
