Why Rahul Gandhi is right about Doklam area and 2020, wrong about China tanks at Doklam
India Today
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi cited an incident of "four Chinese tanks advancing towards Indian positions", saying it was at Doklam in 2020. He was referring to an article based on an unpublished book by ex-Army Chief Gen MM Naravane (Retd). While the Congress leader was correct about the year, when Doklam area also saw Chinese military advance as part of the broader tensions along the LAC, he was wrong about the location. The tank movement was at Rechin La, and not Doklam.
In a heated parliamentary debate on Monday, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, referenced an incident involving "four Chinese tanks entering Indian territory", which isn't marked, claiming it occurred in Doklam in 2020. Rahul Gandhi was trying to quote from a magazine article based on an unpublished memoir by former Army Chief General MM Naravane (Retired). People have been quick to point out that the Doklam face-off took place in 2017, and Rahul Gandhi was wrong. Yes, Rahul was technically wrong, but the Doklam instance he was referring to was indeed from 2020.
dIn his speech in Parliament, comments to the media outside, and also from the Congress's socialoklam media handles, it is clear what Rahul Gandhi was trying to highlight. He was trying to quote from an article from the latest issue of The Caravan magazine, which draws from the unpublished memoir of General Naravane, Four Stars Of Destiny.
The memoir is being reviewed by the Ministry of Defence. Therefore, we will not go into its extracts, though some of it is available in the public domain, especially after the Congress shared it on social media platforms.
"This is from the memoirs of (former) Army Chief Naravane, this is about when four Chinese tanks were entering Indian territory; they were taking a ridge in Doklam," Rahul Gandhi said, using the reference to reply to BJP MP Tejasvi Surya.
Just to calm nerves here, the moment that the Congress leader was referencing to had been made public in 2023 itself, when Naravane's book was being promoted.
People have claimed that the big Doklam face-off took place in 2017, while Gen Naravane was the Army chief between 2019 and 2022. The Galwan clashes of 2020 took place when Gen Naravane was the Army chief.
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