Congress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment notice in Lok Sabha to discuss border situation with China

New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday gave an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha ‘to discuss the border situation and the huge trade deficit with China’.

“I hereby give notice of my intention to ask for leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the business of the house for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent importance, namely: That this House do suspend Zero Hour and relevant rules relating to Question Hour and other businesses of the day to have a discussion on the border situation and the huge trade deficit with China,” Manish Tewari said in the adjournment motion notice

“Since 2019, there have been ongoing border clashes between India and China, with reports of Chinese troops blocking access to patrolling points in Eastern Ladakh. Recent reports suggest that China has completed construction of a 400-metre bridge which gives Chinese forces the ability to speedily move troops between the North and South banks of the Pangong Lake,” Tewari said.

“Additionally, in 2023-24, India’s trade deficit with China exceeded USD 85 billion, with exports at USD 16.65 billion and imports at USD 101.75 billion, I urge the Government to inform the House about the border situation and the trade deficit, and to provide details on efforts to resolve the border dispute and protect India’s integrity against Chinese aggressions. I request permission to raise this matter,” he added.

On Tuesday, Congress MP Manish Tewari also submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, calling for a discussion on the border situation and the substantial trade deficit with China.

The budget session of Parliament began on July 22 and, according to schedule, will end on August 12.

Earlier, on July 29, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that New Delhi’s relations with Beijing are “not doing very well,” and underlined how the relationship is not normal.

Speaking to the press in Tokyo, Jaishankar said, “We have views on China based on our experience. Our relations with China are not doing very well, the main reason for that is in 2020, during the COVID, China brought very large forces to the border areas between India and China in violation of agreements that we had with China and that created tensions which led to a clash, people died on both sides.”

Noting that the issue has not been fully resolved yet between the two nations, the EAM remarked, “As a neighbour, we hope for a better relationship, but that can only happen if they respect the LOC and respect agreements which they have signed in the past.”