Tawang, Dec 16: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday stated situation has become normal in the Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh.
“An unfortunate incident occurred in Tawang on December 09 while the Chinese came there in the Yangtse sector. I`m MLA from the Yangtse area and in Mumbai which means the scenario is regular there. It isn`t the generation of 1962, it`s the generation of PM Modi in 2022,” stated Pema Khandu in Mumbai.
The clash near Yangtse along the LAC in the sensitive sector took place last Friday amid the over 30-month border standoff between the two sides in eastern Ladakh.
On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed Parliament in New Delhi that the Indian Army thwarted an attempt by China`s People`s Liberation Army (PLA) to “unilaterally” change the status quo at Yangtse area in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh on December 9.
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“The Indian Army bravely prevented the PLA from encroaching on our territory and forced them to withdraw to their posts. Some soldiers from both sides have been injured withinside the skirmish,” he stated in his statement in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
There were no fatalities or serious injuries to Indian troops in the scuffle, he added. Meanwhile, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price also told reporters that the US is closely monitoring the situation between India and China.
