'Time waste': Rahul Gandhi walks out of defence panel meet in protest

Panel on defence on Wednesday discussed soldiers' rank badges and uniforms for over an hour, over the objections of several members who demanded the committee focus on matters of strategic importance

Even as the national political leadership grapples with the biggest Chinese military intrusions into Indian territory since the 1962 war, the parliamentary standing committee on defence on Wednesday discussed soldiers' rank badges and uniforms for over an hour, over the objections of several members who demanded the committee focus on matters of strategic importance.

After ruling party members shouted down others who objected to discussing “irrelevant” and “minor” matters and demanded a discussion on equipping the Army to face the Chinese intrusions, Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi walked out of the meeting in protest.

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