Rahul Gandhi
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi turned 50 on Friday but chose to spend the day at home sans celebration in view of the death
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi turned 50 on Friday but chose to spend the day at home sans celebration in view of the death of Indian soldiers in a violent clash with the Chinese army in Ladakh and the coronavirus crisis.
The Congress has asked its state and district units not to hold any celebratory functions.
Rahul Gandhi
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Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in the clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley of Ladakh on June 15, the biggest military confrontation in over five decades.
India is also reeling under the rising number of Covid-19 cases. The country has been reporting record spikes in cases. It has so far infected 3,80,532 people and claimed 12,573 lives.
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