The Indian Army on Monday rejected media reports which claimed that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had infiltrated into Arunachal Pradesh and captured Indian territory and set up military camps. The army has called these reports wrong and baseless.
The Indian Army said in its official statement, ‘We have seen some media reports alleging that the Chinese PLA has recently intruded into Arunachal Pradesh and built camps. These reports are wrong and completely baseless, they have no basis. The army made it clear that the situation on the border is completely under control.
What was the claim?
In fact, recently in many media reports it was claimed that Chinese soldiers have infiltrated into the border of Arunachal Pradesh and established their new camps there. Reports said that Nah Welfare Society (NWS), a community organization in Arunachal Pradesh, had given a memorandum to the local administration. It was said in this that during the last several years, the Chinese Army has gradually increased its presence in the remote areas bordering the state.
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According to the memorandum, the NWS claimed that in the last six years, China has occupied large parts of the traditional grazing, hunting and agricultural lands of the Nah tribal community. NWS President Keru Chader alleged that the areas where local people used to move freely are now under the control of the Chinese army. Keru Chader said in a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, ‘Our ancestral lands, which till a few years ago were our hunting grounds where we roamed freely and collected forest produce and the grazing places of our cattle, are now under the control of the Chinese PLA.’ The organization further alleged that China has continuously expanded its reach by building roads, bridges and military camps in the border area.
Army rejected the claim
The Indian Army said, ‘We have seen such media reports in which it has been claimed that the Chinese Army-PLA has encroached and built camps in Arunachal Pradesh. Such reports are wrong and baseless. The Army clarified that no such activity has taken place on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
According to the Army, there is no truth in these reports and it is just a condemnable attempt to spread sensationalism. The army rejected all these claims and said that no such infiltration has taken place. The Army assured that the situation on the LAC is normal and the soldiers are deployed with full alertness. The Army has given a clear message that the people of the country should not be misled by such baseless and misleading news, our Army is fully committed to the security of the borders.
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