Kiren Rijiju Rejects Tribal Body's Claim of Chinese Land Occupation
En resumen
- Union minister Kiren Rijiju denied claims by a tribal body that China has occupied land in his home state, Arunachal Pradesh.
- He stated there is no intrusion, though acknowledged occasional transgressions due to unclear border demarcation.
- Rijiju also highlighted the Modi government's focus on border infrastructure development.
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A tribal body from Arunachal Pradesh alleged that the Chinese army has occupied parts of their ancestral land. Union minister Kiren Rijiju has rejected this claim.
Union minister Kiren Rijiju has rejected the claim of a tribal body from his home state that the Chinese army has occupied parts of their land. He emphasised that there is no “intrusion” into the Indian side, though transgressions are committed by both countries from time to time due to the absence of clear border demarcation. “There is no intrusion. Transgressions from both sides happen due to the absence of demarcation,” he told TOI. The Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal West rued the lack of infrastructure development in the border region of state, the largest in area in the Northeast, during the tenure of earlier Central govts. He said that the Modi-led govt has prioritised building infra in the region. The allegation of Chinese incursion into Indian territory came into focus after a tribal body representing a community living along the border alleged that People’s Liberation Army of China has occupied parts of their ancestral grazing, hunting and farming land in Upper Subansiri district over the past six years, prompting calls for official verification.
Preguntas abiertas
- What is the exact extent of the disputed land?
- Will official verification be conducted?
- What is the historical basis for the tribal body's claim?
