Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has demanded answers from the Centre over reported Chinese incursions into Arunachal Pradesh, urging the government to end what he described as silence on developments along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Gogoi said local groups and politicians have tracked suspicious movements for months, and argued that the public deserves a clear account of what is happening on the frontier.
At the centre of his argument is a statement by the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), who confirmed face-offs at several sites in Arunachal Pradesh. Gogoi noted that neither side has denied the face-offs, and questioned why the official response has not matched the seriousness of that confirmation. He wants the government to publicly identify major transgressions and raise the issue to the highest political levels.
What the government has said so far
The External Affairs Ministry has said the border situation gets disturbed when Chinese forces diverge from established patrolling patterns, and that both sides are continuing military talks. China has said its troops are conducting routine patrols. Chief Minister Pema Khandu has acknowledged repeated transgressions along the LAC while also saying the border situation is normal and Indian forces are guarding it effectively, explaining that India and China have not agreed on the precise alignment of the border.
Gogoi drew a parallel with the 1986 Wangdung intrusion, an event the government brought before Parliament, and argued that the current lack of transparency resembles the handling of the 2020 Ladakh crisis. He cited former Ambassador to China Ashok Kantha, arguing that hiding incursions restricts Indian patrols and weakens the national position. Those are Gogoi’s claims, and they remain contested: the government has not publicly provided details of the locations or circumstances of the latest face-offs, making it unclear whether they have changed the situation on the ground.
Why the frontier villages matter
Reports have pointed to sensitive border areas in Upper Subansiri district, including Asaphila, Taksing and Longju, where Indian and Chinese forces have differing perceptions of the LAC. The terrain is high, remote and difficult to patrol, leaving frontier residents caught between strategic competition and everyday life. Until a fuller account is given, the gap between confirmed face-offs and official silence will continue to drive opposition questions and public unease.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu has sought to project calm on frontier questions facing the state, while three BSF personnel were recently injured in a clash in a Tripura border village. The Arunachal debate is part of a wider frontier story in which patrol encounters, official statements and local anxieties do not always line up.
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