BJP MP Tapir Gao clarifies after Subramaniam Swamy 'misquoted' him on Chinese intrusion in Arunachal

New Delhi, Dec 3: BJP MP Tapir Gao felt unfortunate after Rajya Sabha member and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy 'misquoted' him on Chinese intrusion in Arunachal Pradesh.

 

Swamy had tweeted earlier, "Today I met Tapir Gao BJP LS MP of Arunachal. He told me AP people wanted that I also focus on Arunachal. He told me that China PLA has already crossed Macmahon Line in three parallel columns halfway down south of the State. Early next year, I will go to AP.

 

However, this tweet by the BJP leader did not go down well with Gao, who is MP, Arunachal-East. Giving a clarification on the matter, he responded, "I met Swamy in Central Hall, Parliament on 2 Dec at 10:35 AM, when he asked about Chinese intrusion I told him that during 1962 war China occupied 2-3 locations during Congress regime but no fresh incursion has taken place during Modi regime; unfortunately he has misquoted me."

 

 

The war of words went on as Swamy said, "I did not state any date except to say that China had already occupied territory. Even if China had occupied it in 1962 and had built pucca villages thereafter why were we sleeping since 2014 and 18 one to one meetings? Was it ever raised with Xi?"

 

 

Earlier, Swami had alleged that parliament question asked in Rajya Sabha on whether the Chinese crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh has been disallowed citing national security as the reason. “It is hilarious if not tragic for Rajya Sabha Secretariat to inform me today that my Question whether the Chinese have crossed the LAC in Ladakh, cannot be allowed “ because of national interest”!!!” he tweeted on Wednesday.