China occupied valley in Arunachal during Rajiv Gandhi's regime: BJP MP
BJP MP from Arunachal Pradesh Tapir Gao has said that China occupied Sumdorong Chu Valley in Tawang when Rajiv Gandhi was PM. He added that the then Army chief planned an operation but Rajiv Gandhi "denied him permission to push back" the People's Liberation Army troops. He further said, China has been constructing roads in Arunachal Pradesh since the 1980s.