Rahul Gandhi tweeted that if it was so painful for the Centre, why Rajnath Singh did not mention China in his condolence tweet.

Former Congress President and Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter on Wednesday to question the Central government over its response to the violent face-off between Indian and Chinese troops on the Galwan Valley. This criticism was attached to a tweet sent out by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh earlier on June 17.

In his tweet, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had stated, "The loss of soldiers in Galwan is deeply disturbing and painful. Our soldiers displayed exemplary courage and valour in the line of duty and sacrificed their lives in the highest traditions of the Indian Army."

Responding to the Defence Minister's statement, Rahul Gandhi tweeted that if it was so painful for the Centre, why Rajnath Singh did not mention China in his tweet. The Member of Parliament further asked the Raksha Mantri why he took two days to condole the death of Indian Army personnel at the Line of Actual Control.

"Why address rallies as soldiers were being martyred?" Rahul Gandhi asked Rajnath Singh referring to the 'Bharatiya Jan Samvaad' rallies he addressed on June 15, June 14 and June 8.

"Why address rallies as soldiers were being martyred?" Rahul Gandhi asked Rajnath Singh referring to the 'Bharatiya Jan Samvaad' rallies he addressed on June 15, June 14 and June 8.

The Indian Army on Wednesday released a list of 20 soldiers who lost their lives in the line of duty during a violent face-off with soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley on the night of June 15. In a statement it issued on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that the violent face-off occurred during the de-escalation process agreed upon by both sides during military-level talks at the Moldo border personnel meeting (BPM) point on June 6.