Rijiju interacts with Chinese soldiers near Tawang

Union Minister Rijiju interacts with PLA soldiers at high-altitude post, praises border development, and celebrates Diwali with jawans.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday (November 1, 2024) said he interacted with soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army along the Sino-Indian border during a visit to an Indian Army post on Deepavali.

Mr. Rijiju also said he celebrated Deepavali with the Army jawans at Bumla in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday.

In the short video, posted on X, the Union Minister of Parliamentary and Minority Affairs was seen talking to three PLA soldiers through an interpreter asking them how they were managing while being posted in such a high-altitude area which is located 15,000 feet above sea level.

The PLA soldiers replied that they had no problems while serving in such areas and they were comfortable.

Mr. Rijiju also praised the kind of infrastructure built and other development works being carried out by the government along the international border.

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"After talking to Chinese soldiers and seeing the infrastructures, everyone will feel proud of India's border development now," Mr. Rijiju said.