"What is there to authenticate": Congress MP Karti Chidambaram defends Rahul Gandhi's claims on China's incursions

New Delhi [India], February 4 : Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Tuesday came out in support of the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's claims about China's incursions into Indian territory.
Chidambaram emphasised that there's already overwhelming evidence in the public domain, including statements from the Armed Forces and satellite images, which confirm that China still controls parts of Indian territory.
He questioned the need for further authentication, given that this information is already widely known. Chidambaram expressed confidence that Rahul Gandhi will be able to substantiate his claims, which are grounded in established public knowledge.
"There are enough public pronouncements about China's incursions into our territory. Even our Armed Forces sometimes say that. There are satellite images which say that our territory is still under the control of China. So what is there to authenticate in that? It's common knowledge... I am sure Rahul Gandhi will be able to authenticate his claims which are well established in public knowledge..," he said.
On Monday, during a parliamentary speech, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that "China is sitting inside this country because 'Make in India' has failed" and said that India has an opportunity with the revolution in energy and mobility.
Participating in the debate on the motion of thanks on the President's Address, Rahul Gandhi said that the Prime Minister has denied that Chinese forces are inside our territory "but for some reason, our Army keeps talking to Chinese about their entry into our territory and Chief of Army Staff has said that the Chinese are inside our territory".
"The reason China is inside our territory is important because people think that wars are fought between armies and their weapons. But the fact of the matter is that wars are fought by industrial systems, the fact of the matter is that China has an industrial system that is far stronger, and far bigger than our industrial system and that is why they have the guts to come inside this country. The reason China is sitting inside this country is because 'Make in India' has failed, the reason China sitting inside this country is because India is refusing to produce (boost production) and I am worried that India is going to give up this revolution to the Chinese once again," Gandhi said.