General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command, Lieutenant General RP Kalita on Monday said that India is keeping a close watch on China’s movements close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) after China renamed 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh.
Briefing the media, on the sidelines of the diamond jubilee celebrations of Headquarters 101 Area of the Indian Army in Shillong, LT Gen RP Kalita said, “What the China is doing, what the PLA is doing that is being constantly monitored.” He said this while he highlighted about the Vibrant Village Programmes and laid stress on the development of infrastructure leading to the forward areas.
Meanwhile, the Eastern Command GOC-in-C once again affirmed that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India. He said, “Arunachal Pradesh is definitely a part of India that has been clearly stated in various articulation that has come out from our government.”
Lt Gen RP Kalita also stated that the situation so far has been stable across the LAC since a year. He said, “So, last one year we have seen a stable security situation along the northern borders as well as in Arunachal Pradesh and as well as in Sikkim. However, we are constantly monitoring the situation and our armed forces are prepared to deal with any contingencies that may arise along the northern borders.”
Kalita maintained that whenever there is an escalation between both the sides, it is being resolved on the basis of the five agreements in place between the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA and other existing protocols and laid down provisions.
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Besides, LT Gen Kalita also highlighted the significance of the Vibrant Villages Programme and said, “Vibrant Villages programme is one of the programmes for infrastructure development in our own country. What we are trying to do, or our nation is trying to do, is have a comprehensive package for infrastructure development, to ensure connectivity to the forward areas improve and as also the villagers living in those remote areas are also given the facility that are existing in the plains or other developed areas.”
The Eastern Command GOC-in-C also maintained that there has been definite development in the security situation in the Northeast which has led to several developmental projects taking place in Northeast as a whole. He added that there is a yearning for peace among the population.
Speaking on the issue of influx of Myanmarese population into states like Mizoram and Manipur, Lt Gen RP Kalita said, “Our job is to ensure that nobody with arms come into our country and all the unarmed people are given shelter by the respective state govts in these areas and as and when the war ends they will be pushed back to their own territory.”
#FirstInDacca HQ 101 Area Diamond Jubilee Motorcycle rally on #royalenfield bikes was flagged in at Shillong by Lt Gen RP Kalita #ArmyCdrEC.He complimented the team for reaching out to the youth in the NE.He later interacted & motivated Agniveers undergoing training at Shillong. pic.twitter.com/RIPFn5oCIG
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