New Delhi, January 11: The government on Monday termed as “baseless” reports of a Chinese troop incursion in Leh and said there were “differences in perception” on the Line of Actual Control between India and China.
“These reports are baseless and do not conform to facts. They are, therefore, not a cause for concern,” said a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs. It was reacting to media reports that Chinese troops had entered into Demchok area in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir in late December 2010. “It will be recollected that there are differences in perception, between India and China, on the Line of Actual Control in this area,” it said. This point was also mentioned by Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh, who also played down the reports. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh in New Delhi last month and reaffirmed a 1993 pledge to maintain peace.
–Agencies