Ladakh shepherds stand up to Chinese soldiers, councillor hails nomads' bravery

Chinese soldiers tried to stop a group of shepherds in Ladakh from grazing their cattle near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) earlier this month. A video that has gone viral on the internet showed the shepherds standing their ground against troops of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

Councillor of Chushul, Konchok Stanzin, shared a tweet about the incident in which he hailed the nomads and said, "See how our local people are showing their bravery in front of the PLA claiming that the area they are stopping is our nomad's grazing land. "

Konchok further said, "PLA stopping our nomads from grazing in our territory. Seems it is never a never-ending process due to different lines of perceptions. But I salute our nomads, who always stand to protect our land and stand as the second guardian force of the nation."

While speaking with the Indian Express, the councillor said that this incident took place on January 2 and the issue has been resolved. Konchok also said that the Chinese soldiers had come about a kilometre inside the Indian territory at the time.

The video that has gone viral on the internet shows Ladakhi shepherds confronting Chinese soldiers. In the video, the PLA soldiers were also asking the shepherds to leave the area.

Also watch: Chinese research vessel heads to 'pro-China' Maldives