Does China build village in Arunachal Pradesh? MEA says India takes necessary measures to safeguard sovereignty
Congress has demanded an explanation from the Modi government on reports of ‘Chinese’ village in Arunachal Pradesh.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Arunachal Pradesh is an Indian state, but China considers it as its territory
- Chinese have built a 100-house village in Indian territory: Arunachal BJP MP
- Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged in a bitter standoff in eastern Ladakh since May 2019
As India and China continue to remain locked in a months-long bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh, Beijing is undertaking construction work along with the border areas near Arunachal Pradesh, a report said.
US-based imaging organization Planet Labs has satellite pictures and guaranteed that around 100 houses have been worked along the waterway Tsari Chu in upper Subansiri locale in Arunachal Pradesh. Eminently, there was no development at a specific spot in 2019.
Then, responding to the reports of a Chinese town in Arunachal, the service of outer issues answered the reports, saying the public authority has seen ongoing reports on China undertaking development work along the boundary zones. The public authority said it keeps a severe vigil on all the improvements which undermine India’s sway and regional uprightness.
The MEA expressed that India has essentially ventured up building foundation projects in the line zones for the improvement of the job of its residents, remembering for Arunachal Pradesh.
“We have seen late reports on China undertaking development work along with the boundary territories with India. China has embraced such foundation development action in the previous quite a long while,” the MEA said.
“Accordingly, our administration also has ventured up line foundation including the development of streets, spans and so forth, which has given truly necessary availability to the nearby populace along the line,” it added.
The report expressed that the ‘houses’ have been implicit a region contested by India and China.
BJP’s Arunachal Pradesh MP Tapir Gao has asserted that Beijing is as yet proceeding with development and has entered more than 60-70km inside the Upper Subansiri locale on the off chance that you follow the way along the stream. He likewise guaranteed that the Chinese are additionally fabricating a street along the waterway.
Then, Congress has requested clarification from the Modi government over the report of the Chinese framework project in the ‘Indian region’.
“Reports propose China has fabricated a whole town inside the Indian region in Arunachal Pradesh. Would the Modi govt care to verify this news and disclose to us how they intend to react? Assuming valid, it demonstrates China has perceived PM Modi places his picture above public sway,” Congress tweeted.
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