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Kharge seeks answers on alleged Chinese activity in Arunachal
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday sought answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers over reports that Chinese forces had expanded their presence near Taksing in Arunachal Pradesh. He asked…
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday sought answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers over reports that Chinese forces had expanded their presence near Taksing in Arunachal Pradesh. He asked whether Indian troops had lost regular access to Shera-5, a designated patrolling point, and why patrols were reportedly restricted in winter while the PLA maintained a year-round presence. Kharge also said local grazing and hunting grounds were becoming inaccessible and questioned whether the pre-May 2020 position in eastern Ladakh had been restored.
The government has not immediately responded to the claims, and there is no official confirmation of such a development in Arunachal Pradesh. The Ministry of External Affairs has called border matters with China serious and said peace along the LAC is vital. China said the border situation was generally stable.
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The easy narratives are already familiar: one side can portray every report as proof of a hidden surrender, while the other can dismiss all concern as political theatre. Neither substitutes for facts. Claims about Taksing, Shera-5, winter patrols and local access need an official account backed by ground-level records, not slogans or selective references to Galwan. The useful test is simple: does the government publish a clear account of access and patrol patterns at the named points?
Sources (2): telanganatoday.com, thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
