Itanagar: Tapir Gao, the BJP MP from Arunachal Pradesh, alleged that the Chinese army intruded into the Anjaw district and constructed a bridge over a stream. The local MP claimed that the Chinese troops made an incursion into the Indian territory last month and built a bridge over Kiomru Nullah in Chaglagam circle.
“The area is approximately 25 km northeast of Chaglagam and is very much inside the Indian territory,” Gao said. Some local youth noticed the bridge on Tuesday.
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No official of the Indian Army or civilian administration in Arunachal Pradesh was immediately available for comments.
In October last year, an Indian Army patrol had come across Chinese troops in the area, Gao claimed. “As a representative of the state, I have requested the Centre for development of infrastructure along the Sino-Indo border in Arunachal Pradesh like construction of a road between Hayuliang, the district headquarters of Anjaw, and Chaglagam and beyond,” Gao told journalists. He said it was necessary to stop such incidents. He added that the condition of the road between Hayuliang and Chaglagam is very poor and virtually no road exists beyond that point.
India and China share a nearly 4,000 km border, which is not clearly demarcated, leading to incursions by the two sides into each other’s territory. China claims Arunachal Pradesh is part of south Tibet, which it took over in 1950.