The Newshour Debate: Fresh map controversy - 2

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Voicing concern over repeated incursions by China, Congress Monday (Sept. 22) made a scathing attack on Narendra Modi government, demanding that the Prime Minister give a statement and lodge a "real strong protest" with Chinese President on the "unacceptable" development. The party also demanded an "apology" from the Prime Minister alleging that an official of the Gujarat government, while signing three MoUs with a province of China here in the presence of Modi a few days back, had distributed a handout showing Arunachal Pradesh as a disputed territory. Dubbing the "incursions, intrusions and infiltration" by China in the Indian territory as "brazen and blatant", party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said that such a scenario is "absolutely unacceptable" for the sovereignty, ethos and foreign policy of the country. Accusing the government of "treating a very serious issue lightly", Singhvi rued that there is "no statement either from the Prime Minister or anybody else sufficiently senior and high in government hierarchy". He accused the government of "humiliating" its own minister by keeping Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju away during the Chinese President's visit to India. Rijiju hails from Arunachal Pradesh, which China considers as a disputed territory. Wondering whether foreign diplomacy is all about "symbolism, photo opportunities and saying goody goody things", Singhvi said that the incursions by Chinese forces into Indian territory when President of that country was here was "like a slap on your face that I come to your house and at the same time my troops are also intruding your territory". Referring to the map controversy, Singhvi said that while it shows some parts of J&K also as disputed territory like Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin has been shown as fully Chinese territory. "While talking to Chinese, you are showing parts of India as highly sensitive or disputed territories. It's not a question of lapse. It's a very serious issue," Singhvi said. Th

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