The Congress staged a silent protest against the Union government and paid tributes to the army personnel who laid their lives in hand-to-hand combat with the Chinese forces on Friday. Later in the day, the leaders asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi some uncomfortable questions over the handling of the Indo-China border issue while they participated in the online campaign #SpeakUpForOurJawans.

Former CM Prithviraj Chavan led the charge accusing the PM of telling lies at the all-party meeting. "The PM's statement that China did not occupy the Indian land or intrude has damaged the country more than anything. It has helped China in consolidating its position on the international platform and also weakened our scope of negotiating with the troublesome neighbour. In fact, I'm told that the Indian PM has become very popular in China," said Chavan while addressing a media conference at the party's Fort office.