Cong activists protest at Rajnath's residence over MoD report

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Indian Youth Congress (IYC) activists on Friday staged a protest outside Defence Minister Rajnath Singhs residence over the disappearance of a report from the Ministry of Defences website which admitted to intrusions by Chinese troops in Indian territory in eastern Ladakh.The protest was led by IYC General Secretary Harish Pawar as hundreds of IYC activists raised slogans against the government. IYC's national media co-ordinator Rahul Rao questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the all-party meeting on June 19 had claimed that there was no intrusion by Chinese troops in Indian territory. The IYC leader said that this demonstrates a clear attempt by the Ministry of Defence to save the Prime Minister from embarrassment and questioning on account of the MoD report.
--IANS aks/kr