Arunachal CM criticises China for reacting to Pranab visit

Pranab arrived in Kohima on a two-day visit to Nagaland.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki Saturday criticised China for reacting to President Pranab Mukherjees visit to the state. How can China react when the President is visiting a state of his own country? The state is an integral part of the Indian union, Tuki said. He said China should not make provocative statement that was detrimental to bilateral relations.

Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Ninong Ering,an MP from Arunachal Pradesh,asked China not to interfere in the internal matters of India as it would create a wrong signal in the ongoing process of resolving the border issue.

Meanwhile,Pranab arrived in Kohima on a two-day visit to Nagaland during which he would inaugurate the Hornbill Festival and attend the 50th statehood anniversary celebrations as the chief guest. The Hornbill Festival is one of the biggest cultural extravaganzas in the North East. The President was received by Governor Ashwani Kumar and Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio at the Assam Rifles helipad after arriving by an IAF helicopter. Pranab visited the World War-II Memorial. He remembered over 2,300 bravehearts of Kohima battle who had laid down their lives while fighting the Japanese forces.

Meanwhile,Pranab and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday stressed the serious challenge and potent threats of terrorism and cautioned that fight against it did not leave scope for compromising with liberty and freedom.