Press Trust of India Posted online: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 1733 hours IST Updated: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 1944 hours IST
New Delhi, November 14: Reacting sharply to the Chinese envoy's claim that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of that country, the BJP expressed surprised at the ‘silence’ of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Left parties on the ‘irresponsible statement’.
"I'm surprised over the silence maintained by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Left parties. Why are they not condemning this irresponsible statement made just ahead of the Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit?" BJP spokesman Ravi hankar Prasad said.
Chinese Ambassador Sun Yuxi had told CNN-IBN in an interview, "In our position, the whole of Arunachal Pradesh is Chinese territory and Tawang is only one place in it. We are claiming whole of that (Arunachal Pradesh). That is our position."
Prasad said, "Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India. We condemn this peculiar, deplorable and irresponsible statement made by the Chinese envoy in the strongest possible words."
New Delhi, November 14: Reacting sharply to the Chinese envoy's claim that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of that country, the BJP expressed surprised at the ‘silence’ of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Left parties on the ‘irresponsible statement’.
