No death or major injuries to soldiers at LAC: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi, Dec 13: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that timely intervention by the Indian soldiers stopped the Chinese PLA troops from encroaching on the country’s territory during the December 9 face-off at Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha today, the Defence Minister said that the Indian Army bravely stopped the Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA) PLA troops from encroaching on Indian territory and forced them to withdraw to their posts.
“On December 9, 2022, in the Yangtse area of Tawang sector, PLA troops encroached upon and attempted to change the status quo. This attempt was tackled by our troops in a determined manner. There was fist fight during this face-off as well. Our troops bravely stopped the PLA from encroaching upon our terri...