Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met soldiers injured in the Galwan Valley clash with China and told them that 130 crore Indians were proud of their valour. The prime minister visited the injured soldiers in hospital in Leh, soon after he addressed soldiers deployed in Ladakh.
However, the meeting of PM Modi with injured soldiers has irked a controversy. A picture went viral, which showcased the injured soldiers were actually shifted to a well-furnished conference hall rather than an actual hospital, just for PM Modi's visit. The picture shows a soundbox which has irked the controversy. However, it is clear that PM Modi was speaking on a mic, so the presence of the speaker does not prove anything.
Finally, the Indian Army has come up with a clarification.
There have been malicious and unsubstantiated accusations in some quarters regarding the status of the facility visited by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during his visit to the General Hospital at Leh on July 03, 2020.
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It is unfortunate that aspersions are being cast on how our brave Armed Forces are treated. The Armed Forces give the best possible treatment to their personnel.
It is clarified that the said facility is part of the Crisis Expansion capacity of 100 beds and is very much part of the General Hospital complex.
The COVID-19 protocol had necessitated some wards of the General Hospital to be converted into isolation facilities. Hence, this hall which otherwise was normally used as a Training Audio Video Hall was converted into a ward ever since the hospital was also designated as COVID treatment hospital.
The injured braves have been kept there since their arrival from Galwan to ensure quarantine from COVID areas. The Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane and the Army Commander have also visited the injured braves in the same location.
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