New Delhi, July 29 (JKNS): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday dismissed claims of fresh Chinese encroachments in Arunachal Pradesh, asserting that no additional land has been occupied by China since the 1962 war.
Intervening during a debate on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha, Rijiju as per news agency JKNS countered Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav’s remarks about Chinese intrusion in the border state. “It is important to set the record straight. Since 1962, China has not intruded even an inch into our territory nor occupied any additional land. This must be made absolutely clear,” Rijiju said.
Clarifying further, he stated, “When Akhilesh Yadav said that China has entered and occupied areas in my state, I felt it necessary to clarify that the areas currently under Chinese control were either held before or captured during the 1962 war.” (JKNS)
