{"id":324176,"date":"2020-06-22T06:22:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T06:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=324176"},"modified":"2020-06-22T06:22:43","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T06:22:43","slug":"prime-minister-must-be-mindful-of-implications-of-his-words-manmohan-singh-on-galwan-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/prime-minister-must-be-mindful-of-implications-of-his-words-manmohan-singh-on-galwan-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister must be mindful of implications of his words: Manmohan Singh on Galwan Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-305332 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/manmohan-singh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/11\/manmohan-singh.jpg 572w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/11\/manmohan-singh-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/11\/manmohan-singh-474x420.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/>Former prime minister and senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh on Monday said the prime minister cannot allow China to use his words as a vindication of their position and must ensure that all organs of the government work together to tackle this crisis and prevent it from escalating further.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cAt this moment, we stand at historic cross-roads. Our Government\u2019s decisions and actions will have serious bearings on how the future generations perceive us. Those who lead us bear the weight of a solemn duty. And in our democracy that responsibility rests with the office of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister must always be mindful of the implications of his words and declarations on our Nation\u2019s security as also strategic and territorial interests,\u201d Singh said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Singh\u2019s comments came a week after 20 Indian Army soldiers, including a Colonel-rank officer lost their lives in a violent face-off with the Chinese troops in Galwan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Former Prime Minister further said, \u201cChina is brazenly and illegally seeking to claim parts of Indian territory such as the Galwan Valley and the Pangong Tso Lake by committing multiple incursions between April 2020 till date. We cannot and will not be cowed down by threats and intimidation nor permit a compromise with our territorial integrity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Singh also reminded the government \u201cthat disinformation is no substitute for diplomacy or decisive leadership. The truth cannot be suppressed by having pliant allies spout comforting but false statements\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWe call upon the Prime Minister and the Government to rise to the occasion, to ensure justice for Col. B. Santosh Babu and our jawans who have made the ultimate sacrifice and resolutely defended our territorial integrity. To do any less would be a historic betrayal of the people\u2019s faith,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThis is a moment where we must stand together as a nation and be united in our response to this brazen threat,\u201d Singh said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former prime minister and senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh on Monday said the prime minister cannot allow China to use his words as a vindication of their position and must ensure that all organs of the government work together to tackle this crisis and prevent it from escalating further. \u201cAt this moment, we stand at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":305332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1801],"tags":[857],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324176"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":324178,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324176\/revisions\/324178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/305332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}