‘China can’t take our land’- Kiren Rijiju dismisses reports

Reports were surfaced about China’s People Liberation Army’s (PLA) incursion into Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh, to which Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has dismissed the reports.

The Minister said, “China can’t take our land. Overlapping of patrolling does take place in the undemarcated areas. They are not allowed to construct anything permanent. There is strict vigil from our side. Mere painting of marks in undemarcated locations doesn’t mean the areas have been encroached on.”

India and China share a 3,400 km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC). However, Beijing continues to claim Arunachal Pradesh as part of its territory, calling it South Tibet, a claim that India has consistently rejected.