China Has Encroached Over 50 Km of Arunachal Land; Could Lead to Next Doklam: MP Tapir Gao

New Delhi, November 20, 2019:

Tapir Gao, the Member of Parliament from Arunachal East Constituency in the frontier state, on Tuesday, brought attention to the occupation of 50 km of Arunachal Pradesh area by China, and lamented that the national media has largely stayed silent regarding the issue.

“There is no coverage in the media, China has occupied so much of our territory" - Tapir Gao

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Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Gao also said that recently, China objected to the visits of Rajnath Singh, Narendra Modi, and Amit Shah. “However, no one in the Government of this House discussed that here”, Gao lamented.

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Gao also urged the national media of India to focus on the issues of the Arunachalis, and also added that China has occupied many of the key areas in Arunachal, including areas of historical importance.

Gao also warned that another Doklam-like situation could arise in the frontier state if the Government of India does not take steps to resolve this issue.

It may be mentioned here that troops of India and China were locked in a 73-day stand- off in Doklam near Sikkim last year after the Indian side stopped the building of a road in the disputed area by the Chinese Army.

Indian troops intervened to stop the road as it posed a security risk to Chicken Neck, the narrow corridor connecting India with its north-eastern states.

The standoff ended on August 28, 2017 following a mutual agreement under which China stopped the construction of the road and India withdrew its troops.

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