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“I Told You So” — MP Tapir Gao Says China Intrusion Row Proves His 2019 Warning Was Right All Along

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--- # "I Told You So" — MP Tapir Gao Says China Intrusion Row Proves His 2019 Warning Was Right All Along **Nobody listened when he stood up in Parliament seven years ago. Now, Tapir Gao wants the nation to know — he was right.** Eastern Arunachal MP and senior BJP leader Tapir Gao has broken his silence on the ongoing row over alleged Chinese PLA intrusions in Upper Subansiri district, saying the current uproar vindicates every word he raised on the floor of Parliament back in 2019. In a social media post that has set off fresh debate, Gao didn't mince his words. People had dismissed him then. Some had even accused him of demoralising the Indian Army by making such claims. Today, that silence looks a lot like denial. --- **A Warning Nobody Wanted to Hear** Back in 2019, Gao had stood before Parliament and alleged what many found uncomfortable to digest — massive Chinese PLA intrusions across multiple districts of Arunachal Pradesh. He named places: Chamdrung Chu valley in Tawang, Longju, Bisa, Original Maza and Asapila in Upper Subansiri, Andrela valley and Andrela Pass in Dibang Valley, and Glaitakru Pass and Hadigra Pass in Anjaw's Chaglagam. It was a list of losses, not just a list of locations. And yet, the response was largely indifference. "I raised the issue of Chinese PLA intrusions in Arunachal Pradesh during the Parliament session in 2019, but unfortunately, people took it lightly," Gao said. --- **Shera 4 and 5 — A Flashpoint That Could Have Been Avoided** The current crisis centres around Shera 4 and 5 in Upper Subansiri district, where locals from Taksing and Limeking have alleged that the PLA has steadily swallowed chunks of Indian territory. The Indian Army, the state government, and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju have all pushed back against these claims. But Gao isn't backing down. He believes the confrontations at Shera might never have reached this level had the warnings from 2019 — and even the 1984–85 period — been taken seriously. That's a sobering thought, and honestly, hard to dismiss given what's unfolding now. --- **Border Villages Deserve More Than Silence** Gao also raised something that often gets buried under political noise — the people who actually live on the frontier. He called for border villagers to be allowed to freely access their land and properties in these sensitive areas. It's a basic human concern wrapped inside a complex geopolitical reality. He also made a pointed appeal for locals to cooperate with the paramilitary and the Indian Army. "Border security demands vigilance and awareness. We must always be alert," he said. --- **The Bigger Question This Raises** What makes Gao's statement particularly significant is that he's not an opposition voice looking to score points — he's a sitting BJP MP speaking against the grain of his own government's position. That takes a certain kind of conviction. Whether one agrees with him or not, the communities living closest to the Line of Actual Control have been raising alarms for years. Arunachal's frontier is not a debate topic — it's someone's home, someone's field, someone's ancestral land. Seven years of being told "relax, it's fine" don't look so reassuring anymore. --- --- ## ② ARTICLE TAGS Tapir Gao, Chinese intrusion, Arunachal Pradesh, Upper Subansiri, PLA intrusion, India China border, Eastern Arunachal MP, border security, Taksing, Limeking, Shera 4 and 5, Indian Army, Kiren Rijiju, BJP, Parliament 2019, Dibang Valley, Anjaw district, Tawang, border villages, LAC dispute, Nah Welfare Society, India China tension, Arunachal border, Chinese encroachment, frontier security, Northeast India, border alert, Arunachal news --- ## ④ SOCIAL MEDIA HASHTAGS #TapirGao #ArunachalPradesh #ChineseIntrusion #PLAIntrusion #IndiaChina #BorderSecurity #UpperSubansiri #Taksing #Shera4and5 #IndiaChineseBorder #ArunachalNews #LACDispute #IndianArmy #BJP #KirenRijiju #NortheastIndia #BorderVillages #Tawang #AbotaniTV #ArunachalFrontier

Nobody listened when he stood up in Parliament seven years ago. Now, Tapir Gao wants the nation to know — he was right. Eastern Arunachal MP and senior BJP leader Tapir Gao has broken his silence on the ongoing row over alleged Chinese PLA intrusions in Upper Subansiri district, saying the current uproar vindicates every … Read more

Arunachal’s Girls Storm Into Subroto Cup Quarterfinals — And They Mean Business

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They came, they played, and they delivered. The young footballers from Independence Golden Jubilee Government Higher Secondary School (IGJGHSS), Pasighat, have put Arunachal Pradesh firmly on the national football map after booking their spot in the quarterfinals of the prestigious 65th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament 2026 in New Delhi. A Group Stage to Remember … Read more

Burnt, Flooded, Rebuilt Again — Beging’s Hanging Bridge Refuses to Die

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--- # Burnt, Flooded, Rebuilt Again — Beging's Hanging Bridge Refuses to Die Every time the river takes it away, the people of Beging come back and rebuild it with their own hands. That, in itself, says everything about this village. **A Bridge That Holds a Village Together** Deep in Arunachal Pradesh's Siang district, the village of Beging depends on a humble bamboo-and-rope hanging bridge called *Pebing Ie'am* to stay connected to the rest of the world. This bridge — swaying over the river, built without government contracts or heavy machinery — is the only link between Beging and Boleng, the Siang district headquarters. Students cross it to reach school. Farmers carry their produce over it. Elders make their way to hospitals on the other side. Without it, Beging is, for all practical purposes, cut off. **Six Decades of Survival** The story of Pebing Ie'am is not a short one. Village elders say the bridge was first constructed back in 1964. It stood for decades as the village's lifeline, until the floods of 2000-01 tore it away. But Beging didn't wait for a government order. The community rebuilt the bridge themselves, with support from the people of Dosing Rengo Lilleng village — a quiet, powerful act of solidarity that most official records probably never captured. That kind of resolve doesn't come from a policy paper. It comes from knowing exactly what's at stake. **Protest, Fire, and Another Setback** Then came June 2025. The bridge was reportedly burnt by protesters during an agitation against the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), and this happened in the presence of a magistrate and armed forces. Think about that for a moment — a bridge that generations built, reduced to ash, in full view of the authorities. Whatever the politics surrounding the SUMP agitation, what was lost that day was not just timber and rope. It was someone's route to a doctor, a child's path to school, an old man's connection to the market. **Coming Together, Again** Villagers have now come together once more to reconstruct Pebing Ie'am through their own efforts, demonstrating that same community spirit that has carried Beging through every crisis. Work is ongoing. And while there is no word yet about any government support stepping in, the people aren't waiting around. They never really have. **More Than Just a Bridge** There's something quietly remarkable about a community that rebuilds the same bridge three times across six decades — each time from scratch, each time without being asked. Pebing Ie'am is not just a structure. It is Beging's refusal to be forgotten, its insistence on staying connected, its testament that when the state looks away, a village can still look after itself. The river can break it. Fire can burn it. But it seems the people of Beging will simply build it again. --- **② ARTICLE TAGS** Beging village, Pebing Ie'am, hanging bridge, Siang district, Boleng, Arunachal Pradesh, bamboo bridge, community rebuild, SUMP protest, bridge fire, bridge reconstruction, traditional bridge, village connectivity, flood damage, 2025 protests, Siang river, remote village, community cooperation, indigenous infrastructure, North East India, rural connectivity, bridge repair, tribal community, community effort, village resilience, Arunachal news, Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, bridge destroyed, village bridge --- **④ SOCIAL MEDIA HASHTAGS** #BegingVillage #PebingIeam #ArunachalPradesh #HangingBridge #SiangDistrict #Boleng #CommunityResilience #BridgeRebuild #NorthEastIndia #ArunachalNews #SUMP #VillageConnectivity #TraditionalBridge #BambooAndRope #RuralArunachal #AbotaniTV #SiangRiver #PeoplesPower #TribalResilience #RebuildingTogether

Every time the river takes it away, the people of Beging come back and rebuild it with their own hands. That, in itself, says everything about this village. A Bridge That Holds a Village Together Deep in Arunachal Pradesh’s Siang district, the village of Beging depends on a humble bamboo-and-rope hanging bridge called Pebing Ie’am … Read more

Tato Finally Has a Proper Fish and Meat Market — And It’s About Time

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--- # Tato Finally Has a Proper Fish and Meat Market — And It's About Time For anyone who has ever bought fish by the roadside in Tato, squinting through the smell and the chaos, this news is going to feel personal. The small but steadily growing town of Tato in Shi-Yomi district got a dedicated DUDA (District Urban Development Agency) fish, poultry, and meat market on Friday — inaugurated by Zilla Panchayat Chairperson Tanya Rinya. It is a modest development on paper, but on the ground, it changes something real about everyday life in this remote Arunachali town. **A Long-Overdue Fix for a Messy Problem** Anyone who knows small-town markets in Arunachal knows the drill — meat and fish sold from open slabs, water running everywhere, traffic tangled around vendors, and hygiene left mostly to chance. That was Tato's reality too. The new dedicated market is designed to change all of that. It brings meat, poultry, and fish trade into a structured, designated space — which means cleaner surroundings, better sanitation, and a shopping experience that doesn't feel like an obstacle course. **Built to Actually Work** What's worth noting here is that this isn't just a shed dropped into place and called a market. Supporting infrastructure has been put in alongside — concrete steps for proper access, water-line connectivity so vendors can maintain cleanliness, and a dedicated parking space so buyers aren't blocking the road while picking up their evening meal. These are the small but essential details that determine whether a facility actually gets used or quietly falls apart. Deputy Commissioner Manjunath R, who attended the inauguration, spoke directly to this point. He stressed the need to develop infrastructure in a planned and need-based way — not just building for today, but keeping future growth in mind. Tato is not a big town yet, but it's growing, and the decisions being made now will shape what it looks like ten years from now. **Part of a Bigger Picture** The DC put the new market in a broader context — describing it as one piece of a larger push toward better civic amenities and more organised public spaces in Tato. The facility was made possible through the Department of Urban Development and Housing working through DUDA. Quietly, steadily, that kind of institutional effort matters more than the headlines it rarely gets. A dedicated fish and meat market might not sound like a revolution. But for the vendors setting up their stalls without scrambling for space, and for the families who can now buy their groceries without navigating a chaotic stretch of road — it is exactly the kind of change that makes a town feel like it's actually being looked after. --- **② ARTICLE TAGS** Tato, Shi-Yomi, DUDA market, fish market, meat market, Arunachal Pradesh, Tanya Rinya, ZPC, Manjunath R, Deputy Commissioner, urban development, poultry market, Tato town, civic amenities, market inauguration, Shi-Yomi district, DUDA, Department of Urban Development, hygiene market, organised market, town infrastructure, Arunachal news, northeast India, parking facility, water line, sanitation, public spaces, market facility, commercial space, planned development --- **④ SOCIAL MEDIA HASHTAGS** #Tato #ShiYomi #ArunachalPradesh #DUDAMarket #FishMarket #MeatMarket #ArunachalNews #NortheastIndia #TatoTown #UrbanDevelopment #CivicAmenities #MarketInauguration #ShiYomiDistrict #AbotaniTV #ArunachalDevelopment #NortheastNews #IndiaNews #LocalMarket #PublicInfrastructure #SmallTownIndia

For anyone who has ever bought fish by the roadside in Tato, squinting through the smell and the chaos, this news is going to feel personal. The small but steadily growing town of Tato in Shi-Yomi district got a dedicated DUDA (District Urban Development Agency) fish, poultry, and meat market on Friday — inaugurated by … Read more

Governance That Actually Reaches People: Governor Parnaik Calls for Real, Ground-Level Reforms

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Reforms look great on paper. But Governor KT Parnaik wants them to work where it matters most — in the last village, at the end of the last road. Speaking at Lok Bhavan in Itanagar on Friday, the Governor met with Arunachal Pradesh Administrative Reforms Commission (APARC) Chairman Pramod Jain to take stock of the … Read more

More Than Just Retired — Pasighat Honours Its Elders With Dignity, Shawls, and a Song

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They gave years of their lives to government service. On Friday, Pasighat gave something back. A Celebration Long Overdue The East Siang district unit of the Arunachal Pradesh Service Pensioners Association (APSPA) organised a heartfelt felicitation programme on the occasion of World Senior Citizens’ Day, honouring senior members and recently retired officials from various government … Read more

Arunachal’s Youth Got a Taste of the Real World — And It Looks Nothing Like a Classroom

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Three days. 325 young people. And a programme that asked a question most career guides never bother to answer — what do you actually do with a skill? The Department of Youth Affairs (DYA) wrapped up its ‘Yuva Career Connect’ programme in Itanagar on 20 August, closing out an intense three-day initiative that ran from … Read more

MD Akib’s 47-Ball Century Fires DPCA into Arunachal Club T20 Semifinals

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One man stood between DPCA and a nerve-wracking chase — and he turned it into a highlight reel no one at the AIOC ground will forget anytime soon. A Century That Stopped Time Donyi Polo Cricket Academy (DPCA) became the first team to punch their ticket into the semifinals of the 6th Arunachal Club T20 … Read more

From Rifles to Beehives: CRPF Jawans Discover the Sweet Side of Life in Namsai

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It’s not every day you see paramilitary personnel bent over a beehive, carefully studying the movement of a queen bee — but that’s exactly what happened in Namsai this week, and it’s a story worth telling. Training That Goes Beyond the Uniform The Namsai Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) wrapped up a five-day Skill Development Programme … Read more

Deomali’s Youth Laced Up and Ran Red — Here’s Why It Matters

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Running has always been more than just a sport. In Deomali, on a quiet Friday morning, it became a statement. Red on the Road, Red in the Mind A 5-km ‘Red Run’ mini marathon hit the streets of Deomali in Tirap district on August 21, turning heads and, hopefully, changing minds. Organised with the singular … Read more

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