Tiranga flies high in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley! Indian Army pictures bust Chinese PLA’s New Year propaganda
The Indian Amy has busted the lies being peddled by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China with regard to the alleged unfurling of the Chinese flag in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh on New Year’s Day.
Chinese state media had earlier put out a video that had gone viral and showed PLA soldiers unfurling their national flag allegedly in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley to celebrate the ushering in of the New Year 2022.
Indian Army sources had earlier debunked the claim and had stated that the spot where the Chinese flag was unfurled was not in the disputed area between the two countries. The spot was in fact in a demilitarised zone as agreed in the series of disengagement talks held by the two sides since the Galwan Valley clash of June 2020.
Today, the Indian Army came out with proof of India’s presence in Galwan Valley.
Two pictures were released which showed Indian Army troops proudly holding Tiranga in snow-capped Galwan Valley.
The pictures, which are in possession of Times Now, bust the lies being peddled by the PLA.
While the Indian Army soldiers can be seen holding the Tricolour in snow-capped Galwan Valley, the Chinese soldiers were not in an area that had snow on the ground or peaks when they unfurled their flag.
The Chinese propaganda video had however claimed that PLA troops had unfurled the Chinese flag in Galwan Valley on New Year.
The video had the following caption: “China’s national flag rises over Galwan Valley on the New Year Day of 2022.”
The video further stated that the flag was “special since it once flew over Tiananmen Square in Beijing”.
Army sources had stated earlier that the PLA troops had celebrated the New Year at Galwan Valley and unfurled their national flag, but this was done well away from the demilitarised zone. The spot was no way near the bend of the river, where the Indian Army and PLA soldiers had clashed in June 2020, leading to the death of 20 Indian soldiers and several Chinese troops.
Sources added that the Chinese were well within Chinese territory when they unfurled the flag.
