Kiren Rijiju slams China’s claim to Arunachal Pradesh

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said China has made baseless claims over Arunachal Pradesh.

New Delhi:

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has condemned China’s renaming of various districts in Arunachal Pradesh and said China’s baseless claims will not change the reality.

“I strongly condemn China’s illegal ‘standardization’ of place names in 30 places in Arunachal Pradesh. China has been making all baseless claims, but this will not change the reality and ‘historical facts’,” he said.

He wrote on social media platform

Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday condemned China’s renaming of several districts in Arunachal Pradesh and urged the Center to condemn China’s action while calling Beijing’s “ridiculous”.

Citing media reports, Congress Party President Haq mentioned China’s renaming of various places in Arunachal Pradesh, saying that when China takes such provocative actions, Prime Minister Modi is trying to create a false narrative in Kachattiu. Seek asylum.

Notably, ahead of the April 19 Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, the decades-old dispute over territory and fishing rights around Kachatiu Island has been in the spotlight, with the BJP and the opposition A war of words ensued over the issue.

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took aim at the Congress and DMK over the Kachatiu Island issue. He said Congress “callously” abandoned the island. He also claimed that the ruling party in Tamil Nadu “has taken no action” to safeguard the national interest.

“Eye-opening and shocking! New facts reveal how callously Congress leaked #Katchatheevu. This outraged every Indian and reaffirmed in people’s minds – We can never trust Congress! Weakening India Unity, integrity and interest have been the way Congress has worked for 75 years and counting,” Prime Minister Modi said in a post on X on Sunday, referring to media reports.

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