Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav today claimed knowledge of China joining hands with Pakistan to attack India. Yadav, a known China hawk and a former defence minister, also said that the Narendra Modi government must reverse its position on Tibet and should support its independence.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Mulayam Singh Yadav said that he has received information that China has buried nuclear weapons in an area inside Pakistan and plans to use these weapons to target India. Indian intelligence agencies "would know better", the SP leader hastened to add.

Yadav's comments came against the backdrop of the ongoing military standoff in Doklam where for nearly a month now, soldiers from the Indian and Chinese armies have been engaged in an eyeball-to-eyeball face off.

Yadav went on to denounce China as India's "biggest opponent" and said that India today is "facing a big danger" from Beijing.

"China is India's biggest opponent. What has the government done? In Kashmir, the Chinese army has allied with the Pakistan army," Yadav said. "I have been cautioning the central government for years. China has joined hands with Pakistan. It has made full preparation to attack India."

In a reference to the Dokalam standoff, Mulayam added that it was India's responsibility to protect Bhutan. China is trying to capture Sikkhim and Bhutan and Beijing's preparation to do that are on in full swing, Yadavn went on to say.

India has a responsibility to protect Bhutan and Tibet, Yadav also said, adding that India made a mistake by recognising Tibet as part of China. The Modi government must change India's position on Tibet and must support its independence, Yadav added.

(With inputs from PTI)

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