GUWAHATI:
Congress MP and deputy leader in
Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi has written to defence minister
Rajnath Singh and urged the government to take immediate steps to ensure the safe return of the five youth of
Arunachal Pradesh and to strengthen security along the border region.
“I am writing to you to register my grave concern regarding the condition of the five young men from Arunachal Pradesh that have gone missing from the Upper Subansiri district during a hunting exercise.
Members of the family have made statements alleging that they have been abducted, wherein they hold the Chinese People’s Liberation Army as the party responsible for the said abduction. In light of rising aggression by the Chinese in the Ladakh region, such an action in the north east is alarming and must be dealt with more sternly,” Gogoi wrote in his letter to the defence minister.
He added, “As per reports, the Indian Army at present is merely waiting for a response from its Chinese counterparts at the respective border point. Besides these statements, the State Government has divulged no further information or elucidated any further steps that would be taken in this regard.”
Gogoi wrote that the people of Arunachal Pradesh have already expressed their displeasure at the State’s level of inaction and apathy in the situation. “They have raised the question; why has the Government failed to take into account the numerous aggressions and incursions undertaken by the PLA along the McMahon line in Arunachal Pradesh?” he stated.
“I urge the Government to look into this matter and ensure that steps are taken immediately to ensure the safe return of these 5 youth and to strengthen security along the border region,” he stated.