Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday lashed out at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and sought an apology over his alleged remarks on Indian troopers within the context of a useless try by Chinese troops to transgress the LAC (Line of Actual Control) at Yangtse within the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh.

Adityanath also advised the Wayanad MP to desist from statements that insult the nation’s troopers globally.

Claiming that Rahul Gandhi’s remarks may act like fodder for anti-national parts, the UP chief minister suggested the Congress chief to chorus from making such statements repeatedly that put the nation in bother.

“We want the Congress and Rahul Gandhi to apologise to the country’s soldiers as well as its people. He (Rahul) must refrain from statements that reflect India in poor light and put the country in trouble,” Adityanath stated.

Adityanath’s assertion comes a day after the Congress chief sparked controversy by saying “while China was preparing for war, the Indian government was busy hiding the truth on the India-China standoff at Arunachal Pradesh.”

The Congress chief reportedly went on to say that the Indian troopers had been being thrashed by the Chinese as the federal government dithered through the December 9 conflict.

Addressing the media on the completion of 100 days of his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi stated: “From what I make of the current situation, China is not simply preparing for a skirmish but a full-fledged war. Our government is ignoring the threat and trying to hide facts from us but won’t be able to for long.”

Describing Rahul’s assertion as ‘childish and humiliating’, Adityanath stated, “Such a statement is akin to insulting India and its brave soldiers globally. We condemn this statement. While everyone across the globe acknowledges how our brave soldiers foiled the acts of the infiltrators, Gandhi’s statement and viewpoint are unacceptable to any Indian.”

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He added, “Earlier too, during the Doklam standoff, he (Rahul) made a derogatory remark about Indian soldiers. That time too, when there was a tussle between the armies of India and China, he was exposed as he and his party were engaged in anti-India acts by meeting the Chinese ambassador.”

Earlier on Tuesday, defence minister Rajnath Singh informed Parliament that Chinese troops tried to transgress the LAC at Yangtse within the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh in a bid to “unilaterally change the status quo”, however got a agency and resolute response forcing the Chinese facet to retreat.

In his assertion in each the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Singh stated the face-off led to a bodily scuffle inflicting accidents to a couple personnel on either side however “there were no fatalities or serious casualties” to Indian troopers.