Chinese troopers entered Indian territory on January 28 in Ladakh and stopped native individuals from grazing their herd within the space, a neighborhood official has alleged.
The Block Development Chairperson of Nyoma, Urgain Chodon, informed The Indian Express: “There was an incident on January 28, when PLA troops came into our territory, they drove away the grazing herds from our own territory. They did not take anyone, but shooed the nomads and herds away.”
On Friday, she additionally tweeted a 45-second video of the alleged incident in a grazing space referred to as Dogbuk.
A protection supply stated this video seemed to be an previous one. “It appears recorded during the summer season as no snow can be seen,” this supply acknowledged.
Chodon, who was earlier a councillor from BJP, maintained whereas talking to The Indian Express: “What I tweeted is what happened.”
Along with the video, Chodon posted the next: “On 28 jan PLA army came in our territory n not letting our herds graze in our own territory at dat time no action from security force but our own herdman cross the undemarcated Border to get his livelihood (yak)back army caught him from our own territory and send him 2 policestati”.
Chodon stated the second incident she refers to in her tweet happened on January 26 within the Changlum space. “A local nomad had crossed the Line of Actual Control to bring back 17 of his yaks. On his way back, he was accosted by the Indian Army, which interrogated him and took him to a police station.”
“I myself had gone to the Nyoma Police Station to bring the nomad back. Even though the IB people said that he is our nomad, still the Army did not believe and left him at the police station.” Chodon claimed.
The protection supply quoted above confirmed that such an incident happened, however added that no yaks had been discovered with him.
“Since the statement of the civilian and his actions did not match, as a precautionary measure, he was handed over by the Army and ITBP to the local police,” this supply stated.
Chodon maintained her stand on this incident as properly.
In a second tweet on Friday, she stated: “…our government has always taken a strong position in (the) case of border security and development. And I request the government to take serious consideration of this matter too.”
She stated the federal government ought to fence the border within the space to resolve such points.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
