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New Delhi : PM Narendra Modi on June 17, 2020, said the brave sons of Mother India made the supreme sacrifice while protecting our motherland in the Galwan Valley. “This supreme sacrifice of our Martyrs will not go in vain. Whatever may be the situation and circumstances, India will firmly protect every inch of the country’s land and its self-respect. I want to assure the Nation that the sacrifice made by our soldiers will not go in vain. India’s integrity and sovereignty is supreme for us and no one can stop us from defending it. Nobody should have any iota of doubt about this. India wants peace. But on provocation, India will give a befitting reply,” the PM said.
” In this difficult moment of grief, I express my condolences to the families of these Martyrs. Today the entire Nation is with you. The country’s sympathies are with you. We have always worked closely with our neighbours in a cooperative and friendly manner. Whenever there have been differences of opinion, we have always tried to ensure that those differences never turned into a dispute. We never provoke anyone, but we also do not compromise with the integrity and sovereignty of our country.Whenever it was needed, we have demonstrated our strength, proving our capabilities in protecting and defending the integrity and sovereignty of the country,” PM Modi said.
The Indian Army on June 16, 2020, said 20 Army personnel, including a colonel, were killed on June 15, 2020, night, in a military confrontation between the Indian Army and Chinese Army. There were 35 casualties on the Chinese side.