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Slamming China for renaming 30 places of Arunachal Pradesh, the Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said the Communist nation is nervous as infrastructure is being developed in border areas..
The Union minister's remark comes after China renamed 30 places along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh, releasing the fourth such list of standardised" geographical names in the northeastern state, which it calls Zangnan, according to a Hong Kong-based daily..
"China has given some kind of names to some places in Arunachal Pradesh..
But, what I feel is China is very nervous because earlier these border areas were totally left underdeveloped during Congress time and during Modiji's time, all major highways, roads, bridges, all 4G networks, water supply, electricity, all basic amenities are being provided in the border areas, especially in Arunachal Pradesh which was neglected for so long," he added...
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