Through a gazette notification on February 26, 2024, the central government had mandated the sale of 100 per cent of dust grade tea through public auction from April 1, 2024, for dust grades tea manufactured in a calendar year in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya,
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday reaffirmed the ministry's comments on China's attempt to rename several places in Arunachal Pradesh, calling it "senseless" and emphasised that by doing it repeatedly, it is still senseless.
Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said that the northeastern state will always remain part of India and that fact will not change despite Beijing resorting to all sorts of tactics.
"Another gimmick from China. Being a proud citizen of Bharat and a native of Arunachal Pradesh, I strongly condemn this act of naming of places within Arunachal Pradesh which has been an inalienable integral part of India. Proud citizens and patriots of Arunachal Pradesh is rejecting such an
"China has persisted with its senseless attempts to rename places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. We firmly reject such attempts. Assigning invented names will not alter the reality that Arunachal Pradesh is, has been, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju condemned the renaming of several areas in Arunachal Pradesh by China and said that the baseless claims made by China will not change the ground reality.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge condemned the renaming of several areas in Arunachal Pradesh by China on Monday and urged the Centre to reprimand the actions of China, calling Beijing's action "ludicrous".
Coming out hard against the Bharatiya Janata Party amid the Katchatheevu island row, DMK leader Kanimozhi alleged that China has been allowed to infiltrate the country and even rename the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Taking a jibe at China over its claims on the state of Arunachal Pradesh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that changing names won't have any effect and the northeastern state was, is and will always be India's part.
Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, "Our position on the matter has been made very clear on Arunachal Pradesh time and again. We have recently also issued statements in this regard. I think a couple of statements."
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has total assets worth around Rs 277.89 crore, an increase of Rs 145.80 crore between 2019 and 2024, according to his election affidavit.