No one can take our land: Amit Shah amid China's objection to his Arunachal visit

Amit Shah in Arunachal: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday visited Arunachal Pradesh and said, "No one can encroach even a tip of a pin’s worth of our land as ITBP and Indian Army are present at our borders."

The Union Minister's statement came as he launched the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme' from Kibithoo, the border village of Arunachal Pradesh and India's easternmost place.

Addressing the crowd gathered, Amit Shah said, "Before 2014, the entire Northeast region was known as a disturbed region but in the last 9 years, because of PM Modi's 'Look East' policy, the Northeast is now considered an area which contributes to the development of the country."

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"The entire country can sleep peacefully in their homes today because our ITBP jawans & Army is working day and night on our borders. Today, we can proudly say that no one has the power to cast an evil eye on us," he added

Meanwhile, China strongly opposed Shah's visit to Arunachal Pradesh and considers his activities in the state to be a violation of Beijing's territorial sovereignty, a Chinese foreign ministry official said at a news conference on Monday.

Last week, China "renamed" some places in Arunachal Pradesh that it considers its territory.

"Zangnan is China's territory. The Indian official's visit to Zangnan violates China's territorial sovereignty, and is not conducive to the peace and tranquillity of the border situation," spokesperson Wang Wenbin said when asked about the visit by Home Minister Amit Shah.

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