India's Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday commented on the continuous statements claiming Arunachal Pradesh as its share. The Ministry of External Affairs said that no matter how many times Beijing repeats its absurd claims, it will not change our stand that Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always be our part.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said this during a press briefing in response to a question on China continuing its claim on Arunachal Pradesh. His comments come days after Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian reiterated China's claim on Monday. He came after a few days.
Responding to China, the Ministry of External Affairs said that on the Arunachal Pradesh issue, we have repeatedly said that China can repeat its baseless claims as many times as it wants, our point is not going to change. Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will remain a part of India. Even before this, India had said in a statement that China's opposition to the visit of Indian leaders to Arunachal is absurd and baseless.
The Indian Foreign Ministry gave this reply after China's claim that Arunachal Pradesh was a part of China. China's Defense Ministry spokesperson Colonel Zhang Xiaogang had said on March 15 that he opposes the visit of Indian leaders to Arunachal. Let us tell you that PM Modi had recently inaugurated Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh. After this this statement of China came out. In which China said that 'Jijang (Chinese name of Tibet) is a part of China and China will never accept the so-called Arunachal Pradesh of India and strongly opposes it.' However, the Indian Foreign Ministry gave a strong reply to China and said that India has already completely rejected such claims of China.