Tawang: Rebuffing China's claim on Arunachal Pradesh, India yesterday asserted that the north eastern state is its integral part and ruled out ceding any of its part.
"China is often making claims on Arunachal Pradesh, but Arunachal Pradesh has a special place in our heart," said External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who visited the 400-year-old Buddhist monastery here.
"People of Arunachal Pradesh regularly elect two representatives to the Lok Sabha and there is an elected state assembly carrying out the responsibility of administration like any of other 27 states. The question of parting company of Arunachal or any of its part does not arise," he said amidst defeaning cheers.
Mukherjee's rejection of the Chinese claim on Arunachal Pradesh follows a recent declaration by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a visit to the state that Arunachal was 'our land of rising sun'.
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"China is often making claims on Arunachal Pradesh, but Arunachal Pradesh has a special place in our heart," said External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who visited the 400-year-old Buddhist monastery here.
"People of Arunachal Pradesh regularly elect two representatives to the Lok Sabha and there is an elected state assembly carrying out the responsibility of administration like any of other 27 states. The question of parting company of Arunachal or any of its part does not arise," he said amidst defeaning cheers.
Mukherjee's rejection of the Chinese claim on Arunachal Pradesh follows a recent declaration by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a visit to the state that Arunachal was 'our land of rising sun'.
Soruce: www.mid-day.com
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