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BJP wants PM intervention to cancel military visit to China
Demanding Prime Minister’s intervention to cancel the military delegation’s visit to China, BJP on Sunday alleged that the decision to go ahead with it after Beijing denied visa to a senior IAF officer from Arunachal Pradesh was an “insult” to Indian soldiers.
Terming the Government’s decision as “shocking”, party spokesperson Tarun Vijay wondered if “China will now decide India’s foreign policy. Will China now influence our policy towards our armed forces? It is humiliating for Indian soldiers from Arunachal Pradesh. It will be demoralising for other officers from the region,” he said.
“Why should we send the delegation to China, when that country does not allow visa to an officer from Arunachal Pradesh? Tomorrow if our Prime Minister is from Arunachal Pradesh and China refuses to give a visa to him, will we send a delegation to that country minus the Prime Minister. A soldier’s honour is not less than that of PM,” he said.
The BJP leader said that he spoke to Defence Minister AK Antony this morning who told him to meet him tomorrow. “Possibly, the Defence Minister does not have full information about it,” he said.
Vijay said the officers on Special Duty of Minister of External Affairs SM Krishna explained to him that the officer was dropped because China issues stapled visas to residents of Arunachal Pradesh, which India does not accept.
The BJP spokesperson said this explanation was all the more shocking as it proved that the government took the decision to send the delegation knowing fully well the fact that an Indian military officer has been denied a proper visa.
“It is a discouragement for youths of Arunachal Pradesh for joining the Indian armed forces. This will raise a question among people of Arunachal Pradesh whether the Government considers them as Indians,” he said.
Demanding Prime Minister’s intervention to cancel the military delegation’s visit to China, BJP on Sunday alleged that the decision to go ahead with it after Beijing denied visa to a senior IAF officer from Arunachal Pradesh was an “insult” to Indian soldiers.
Terming the Government’s decision as “shocking”, party spokesperson Tarun Vijay wondered if “China will now decide India’s foreign policy. Will China now influence our policy towards our armed forces? It is humiliating for Indian soldiers from Arunachal Pradesh. It will be demoralising for other officers from the region,” he said.
“Why should we send the delegation to China, when that country does not allow visa to an officer from Arunachal Pradesh? Tomorrow if our Prime Minister is from Arunachal Pradesh and China refuses to give a visa to him, will we send a delegation to that country minus the Prime Minister. A soldier’s honour is not less than that of PM,” he said.
The BJP leader said that he spoke to Defence Minister AK Antony this morning who told him to meet him tomorrow. “Possibly, the Defence Minister does not have full information about it,” he said.
Vijay said the officers on Special Duty of Minister of External Affairs SM Krishna explained to him that the officer was dropped because China issues stapled visas to residents of Arunachal Pradesh, which India does not accept.
The BJP spokesperson said this explanation was all the more shocking as it proved that the government took the decision to send the delegation knowing fully well the fact that an Indian military officer has been denied a proper visa.
“It is a discouragement for youths of Arunachal Pradesh for joining the Indian armed forces. This will raise a question among people of Arunachal Pradesh whether the Government considers them as Indians,” he said.
