Mulayam questions Modi govt's "silence" on Chinese incursions

Hitting out at the NDA over "repeated" Chinese intrusion into the Indian side, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi as to why his government was "mum" on the issue.
"Jo garajte hain, woh baraste nahi (Thunderous clouds do not bring showers). China is intruding into India border again and again. Boundaries of the country are not safe, China has always betrayed India. Why this government is mum on the issue of China," Mulayam said.
Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping last month held talks during the latter's visit to the country during which the Indian side had conveyed its concerns over Chinese incursions as the two sides discussed all "substantive issues" having a bearing on bilateral ties.

"He (Modi) did not talk about the boundaries. He could have mustered courage to raise the issue before China," Mulayam alleged.
Many BJP leaders during the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls had made the Chinese incursion issue an opportunity to score over the their opponents in the election speeches.
But, after the formation of the NDA government, the opposition has been targeting the Modi government, accusing it of being "silent" over the pressing issue.

SP chief Mulayam Singh has often attacked "Chinese designs", saying India will have to assert itself.
"It is surprising that Atalji conceded Tibet easily to China. It was BJP government which conceded Tibet. Congress is not responsible for this, BJP is responsible," he claimed.

The SP supremo also took a dig at Modi's 56-inch chest remark.
"It needs a 56-inch chest to criticise us (SP)," Mulayam said while addressing party workers on the inaugural day of the three-day-long ninth national convention of the party.
He was today unanimously elected as the national president for the ninth consecutive term.