Asaduddin Owaisi seeks special Parliament session on Chinese intrusions in Arunachal
Opposition MP Asaduddin Owaisi has demanded a special parliamentary session to address ongoing Chinese border intrusions in Arunachal Pradesh. He criticized the government for a lack of transparency and failing to provide clear information regarding the security situation.
Why it matters
The issue concerns national territorial integrity and the transparency of government defense policy regarding a major geopolitical rival.
Asaduddin Owaisi seeks special Parliament session on Chinese intrusions in Arunachal Hyderabad Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, on Friday, sought a clarification from the Central government about the locations of Chinese troops intruding into Arunachal Pradesh as well as incidents in which Indian security forces were stopped from patrolling, and some citizens were restricted. Mr. Owaisi’s statement came after Shatrujeet Kapur, Director, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, stated that “face-off happened at several locations in Arunachal” and that these were continuing. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/face-off-with-china-continues-at-multiple-locations-along-arunachal-border-itbp-d-g/article71612994.ece Criticising the Narendra Modi-led government of keeping the public “in the dark”, he underscored that the developments along the border have been “extremely concerning”. “The country also needs to know for how many months has this gone on, and why has the government acting friendly with China during this period.
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