Congress leader Pawan Khera has strongly criticised the government’s response to China’s establishment of two new counties in Hotan prefecture, incorporating Ladakh’s territory and urged the Centre to take the issue seriously.

Congress leader Pawan Khera has criticised the government's response to China's establishment of two new counties in Hotan prefecture, incorporating Ladakh's territory. He urges Prime Minister Modi to take decisive action,

We have never accepted the illegal Chinese occupation of Indian territory in this area, said the Ministry of External Affairs.

The Hotan prefecture contains parts of Aksai Chin that India accuses China of occupying and formation of the two new counties appears like Beijing firming up administrative measures in the region. The protest from the Indian side is significant as it comes against the backdrop of the December 18,