New Delhi, April 11: India on Tuesday firmly rejected China's objection to Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Arunachal Pradesh and asserted that the state "was, is and will" always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said objecting to such visits does not stand to reason and will not change the reality. "We completely reject the comments made by the Chinese official spokesperson. Indian leaders routinely travel to the state of Arunachal Pradesh as they do to any other state of India," Bagchi said. Amit Shah Slams Congress, Says ‘It Wants To Dig Grave of PM Narendra Modi, Who Made India Famous All Over the World’.

India's Response to China’s Objection to Home Minister Amit Shah’s Visit to Arunachal Pradesh

"Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India. Objecting to such visits does not stand to reason and will not change the above reality," he said. Bagchi was responding to media queries on the Chinese reaction. China Accuses India of 'Sabotaging Mutual Trust' With HM Amit Shah's Arunachal Pradesh Visit, MEA Reacts.

In a clear message to China from the border village of Kibithoo in Arunachal Pradesh, Shah on Monday had said no one can dare cast an evil eye on India's territorial integrity and encroach even an "inch of our land." He said said the era when anyone could encroach the borderlands of India was over.

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