India-China Face-Off: All Party Meeting Called by PM Modi Underway, Sonia Gandhi, Other Opposition Leaders Attend

Presidents of various political parties, including the BJP, Congress, TMC, AIADMK, DMK, TRS, JD(U), BJD, LJP, BSP, SP, Shiv Sena and NCP among others, are taking part in this virtual meeting. The meeting was called by PM Modi to discuss India-China border tensions.

All-Party meeting called by PM Modi | (Photo Credits: ANI)

New Delhi, June 19: An all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the situation along the India-China border began Friday.

The virtual meeting in which Modi and leaders of most major parties will share their views through a video conference comes after 20 India Army personnel, including a colonel, died in a violent clash with Chinese troops in Galwan valley in Ladakh. China Has Not Seized Any Indian Personnel During Galwan Valley Face-Off, Says Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian.

Presidents of various political parties, including the BJP, Congress, TMC, AIADMK, DMK, TRS, JD(U), BJD, LJP, BSP, SP, Shiv Sena and NCP among others, are taking part in this virtual meeting.

Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi Attends Virtual Meet

Opposition parties, including the Congress, have asked the government to be transparent about the situation on the border and slammed its handling of the issue.

Modi has asserted that the sacrifice of Indian soldiers will not go in vain.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had said that Indian soldiers displayed exemplary courage and valour in the line of duty and sacrificed their lives in the highest traditions of the Indian Army.

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