| A letter from a village in Ladakh, bordering China, has sent alarm bells ringing in the security establishment in New Delhi. The letter says that Chinese army officers have been threatening labourers who are making a road under the NREGA scheme. The threats are verbal, but they are enough for the workers to completely abandon the project. LAHDC Chairman Chering Dorjay said, "People of Demochok were building a road under NREGA scheme, while doing they were threatened by Chinese army. It's not true that Government had asked them to stop work, people stopped work after they were threatened and subsequently we reported the matter to Deputy Commissioner (DC), Leh. The incident directly contradicts the state government's position, which had claimed that work on the road had stopped because the defence ministry had not cleared it. "NOC from Army is a new thing for us. We have many village just on the border, we carry construction there without any NOC from the army. Chinese army should not deal with the civilians directly they should raise the issue through flag meeting and MEA," said Dorjay. Meanwhile, the Ladakhi authorities say that last January, Chinese army men went as far as to enter Indian territory and assault nomads camping on the winter pastures. Dorjay said, "They came in large numbers and verbally threatened our people and there are incidents when they physically assaulted our people. Last year they burnt one of the tents of our nomad Demchok winter pastures." In the past, in Ladakh, Chinese helicopters have violated the airspace and their troops had walked way inside Indian territory and painted on the rocks, perhaps all these signs are enough for the Indian side to sit and take a strong note. Regards Shail |
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