New Delhi: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has strongly condemned the renaming of a number of areas in Arunachal Pradesh by China and stated that the baseless claims made by China is not going to change the bottom actuality. “I strongly condemn China’s illegally ‘standardised’ geographical names given to 30 locations inside Arunachal Pradesh. China has been making all baseless claims however that is not going to vary the bottom actuality and the ‘historic info’,” he stated. Taking to social media platform X, he wrote, “Arunachal Pradesh is an inalienable a part of India, and the individuals of Arunachal Pradesh are supremely patriotic Indians by all requirements & definitions.”
I strongly condemn China’s illegally ‘standardised’ geographical names given to 30 locations inside Arunachal Pradesh. China has been making all baseless claims however that is not going to vary the bottom actuality and the ‘historic info’. Arunachal Pradesh is inalienable a part of…
— Kiren Rijiju (मोदी का परिवार) (@KirenRijiju) April 1, 2024
Earlier, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar additionally stated that altering names will not have any impact and the northeastern state was, is and can at all times be India’s half. Jaishankar was talking on the Company Summit 2024, introduced by the Indian Chambers of Commerce and Business, and the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Business, on Monday.
“If right this moment I alter the title of your home, will it change into mine? Arunachal Pradesh was, is and can at all times be a state of India. Altering names doesn’t have an impact,” he stated. “Our military is deployed on the Line of Precise Management…,” EAM added.
China not too long ago got here up once more with its declare over the state of Arunachal Pradesh. Terming the Indian State as “Zangan–an inherent a part of China’s territory,” the Chinese language Defence Ministry stated that Beijing “by no means acknowledges and firmly opposes” the “so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally established by India.”
In response, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, in an official assertion, stated, “Arunachal Pradesh was, is and can at all times be an integral and inalienable a part of India. Its individuals will proceed to profit from our improvement programmes and infrastructure initiatives.”
Notably, the decades-old territorial and fishing rights dispute round Katchatheevu Island is within the limelight forward of polling in Tamil Nadu for Lok Sabha polls on April 19, with the BJP and the opposition engaged in a confrontation over the problem.
PM Modi on Monday focused the Congress get together and DMK over the Katchatheevu island problem. He stated that Congress “callously” gave away the island. He additionally alleged the ruling get together of Tamil Nadu did “nothing” to safeguard the state’s pursuits.
“Eye-opening and startling! New info reveal how Congress callously gave away #Katchatheevu. This has angered each Indian and reaffirmed in individuals’s minds–we cannot ever belief Congress! Weakening India’s unity, integrity and pursuits has been Congress’ approach of working for 75 years and counting,” PM Modi stated in a put up on X on Sunday, referring to a media report.
In the meantime, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge condemned the renaming of a number of areas in Arunachal Pradesh by China on Monday and urged the Centre to reprimand the actions of China whereas calling Beijing’s motion “ludicrous”.
Citing a media report that talked about China’s renaming of a number of places in Arunachal Pradesh, Congress chief Kharge stated that when China resorts to such provocation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to hunt refuge by making a false narrative on Katchatheevu.
