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Political discord over Katchatheevu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today targeted Congress over the decision to hand over Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka. Congress has reversed course in this matter. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that history is being distorted. Congress leaders are being defamed by ignoring the circumstances and context in which this decision was taken. 1974 was the year Katchatheevu became part of Sri Lanka. The Sirima Bandaranaike-Indira Gandhi accord allowed the repatriation of 6 lakh Tamils from Sri Lanka to India. In a single move, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi secured human rights and dignity for 6 lakh stateless people.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the BJP's Tamil Nadu state president has filed an RTI to create an issue to divert the attention of the state's public, while lakhs of RTI queries on important public issues are ignored or rejected. goes. Such applications get VVIP treatment and are also responded to immediately. The BJP Tamil Nadu President responded very casually to the questions of several media persons, with the Prime Minister immediately taking up the issue. This is similar to any match fixing.
Referring to the land boundary agreement with Bangladesh
Jairam Ramesh said that in 2015, the Modi government had signed a land boundary agreement with Bangladesh, in which 17,161 acres of land was left as Indian territory, while only 7,110 acres was received. That means the land area of India reduced to 10,051 acres. He said that instead of making childish allegations against the Prime Minister, Congress had supported this bill in both the Houses of Parliament.
Country's integrity threatened by China PLA: Jairam
The Congress leader said the real threat to the integrity of the country is the encroachment of the Chinese PLA on Indian territory in the last few years. He said that the Prime Minister, who came to power by promising to give a red eye to China, gave a clean chit to China by announcing on June 19, 2020 that not a single Chinese soldier has entered Indian territory, while the BJP has its own MPs. Confirmed Chinese infiltration on our soil.
The people of Tamil Nadu will answer BJP on 19 April.
Jairam Ramesh said that the Prime Minister and his supporters are disappointed at their inability to answer for their poor national security record and getting zero seats in Tamil Nadu. He said that the people of Tamil Nadu have seen this game and will give a befitting reply on April 19.
What did Prime Minister Modi say on Katchatheevu?
PM Modi had targeted Congress over the decision to hand over Kachatheevu island to Sri Lanka. Also accused Congress of weakening the integrity and interests of the country. This reaction of Prime Minister Modi has come after the RTI report. In which it was revealed how the Congress government led by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had handed over the Kachativu island to Sri Lanka in 1974. Prime Minister Modi described the RTI report as eye-opening and shocking and hit out at those who are upset with the move and said Congress can never be trusted.
