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MEA says China objecting to Naidu's visit to Arunachal does not stand to reason

By, New Delhi
Oct 13, 2021 04:38 PM IST

The MEA said Arunachal Pradesh was an integral and inalienable part of India and Indian leaders routinely visited the state as they did in other parts of the country.

The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Wednesday strongly criticised China’s objections to the recent visit of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to Arunachal Pradesh saying it did not stand to reason and understanding of Indian people.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu receives an artwork from the speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Pasang Dorjee Sona, depicting Naidu in Memba traditional attire, on Saturday.(PTI)
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu receives an artwork from the speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Pasang Dorjee Sona, depicting Naidu in Memba traditional attire, on Saturday.(PTI)

The MEA said Arunachal Pradesh was an integral and inalienable part of India and Indian leaders routinely visited the state as they did in other parts of the country.

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“Objecting to the visit of Indian leaders to an Indian state does not stand to reason and understanding of Indian people. We reject such comments. Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India. Indian leaders routinely travel to the State as they do to any other state of India,” the MEA spokesperson was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

A day ago, Beijing said it was firmly opposed to Naidu’s visit to Arunachal as it had never recognised it.

Naidu visited the border state in the northeast on October 9 and addressed a special session of the Assembly during which he said the visible transformation of the northeast was a clear evidence of resurgence in the region's pace of development which remained neglected for decades.

China routinely objects to Indian leaders' visits to Arunachal Pradesh to buttress its stand. The India-China boundary dispute covers 3,488 km along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet.

Replying to a question from the official media about Naidu's visit to Arunachal Pradesh at a media briefing here, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said China had never recognised the state. 

“China’s position on the boundary issue is consistent and clear. The Chinese government has never recognised the so-called Arunachal Pradesh established unilaterally and illegally by the Indian side and is firmly opposed to the Indian leader's visit to the area concerned,” Zhao said.

(With agency inputs)

 

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