Disengagement in Eastern Ladakh is Surrender to China, Says Congress Leader A K Antony
News 18Senior Congress leader and former defence minister A K Antony on Sunday alleged that disengagement in both the Galwan Valley and Pangong Tso Lake areas and the creation of a buffer zone was a "surrender" of India's rights to "appease" China. The government had on Friday emphatically stated that India has not "conceded" any territory following the disengagement agreement with China in the Pangong Tso Lake area in eastern Ladakh. Antony alleged that the government did not increase the defence budget to "appease" China and to give a message that it did not want to confront them. When the whole country is facing serious challenges from both China and Pakistan, the senior Congress leader said the armed forces are demanding support and substantial increase in the defence budget.