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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

Four Days and Still No Sign: The Desperate Hunt for Three Missing After Vehicle Plunges into Lohit River

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Four days. Thousands of meters of riverbank combed. And still no trace of three people who vanished into the cold, unforgiving waters of the Lohit River deep in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh. A Terrifying Dawn on NH-113 It was barely 6 in the morning on August 13 when tragedy struck along NH-113 on the … Read more

300 Feet Into the Lohit: A Vehicle, 10 Lives, and a Search That’s Still Not Over

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One woman is dead. Three people are missing. And somewhere beneath the churning waters of the Lohit River, a vehicle sits submerged — a grim reminder of just how unforgiving these mountain roads can be. When the Road Ran Out It was barely dawn on August 13 when a Delhi-registered DI vehicle carrying 10 people … Read more

One Dead, Six Fighting for Life After Vehicle Crashes Into Lohit River in Arunachal’s Anjaw

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A morning that started like any other in the remote hills of Anjaw turned into a scene of chaos and grief — a vehicle carrying multiple passengers plunged into the swirling Lohit River, and the driver who caused it simply ran away. When Everything Went Wrong at Sarti It was barely 9:30 in the morning … Read more

From Carpenter to Chief Minister: Arunachal Remembers Kalikho Pul Ten Years On

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From Carpenter to Chief Minister: Arunachal Remembers Kalikho Pul Ten Years On

August 9 carries a particular weight in Arunachal Pradesh — and ten years later, that weight hasn’t lightened one bit. On the 10th death anniversary of former Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, tributes poured in across the state for a man whose life story reads less like a political biography and more like a testament to … Read more

A Boy from Anjaw Just Made Arunachal Pradesh Proud on the World Stage

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A Boy from Anjaw Just Made Arunachal Pradesh Proud on the World Stage

A young judoka from one of India’s most remote districts just walked onto an Asian championship mat — and walked off with history in his hands. The Historic Win Kentu Lap from Anjaw district, Arunachal Pradesh, has become the first judoka from his state to win a medal at the Asian Cadets & Junior Judo … Read more

Arunachal Is Drowning — Over 1 Lakh Families Hit, 85,000 Hectares of Crops Gone, and Delhi Needs to Wake Up

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Arunachal Is Drowning — Over 1 Lakh Families Hit, 85,000 Hectares of Crops Gone, and Delhi Needs to Wake Up

One lakh families. Let that number sink in for a moment. That is not a statistic — that is villages wiped out, harvests destroyed, and lives turned upside down. Arunachal Pradesh is in the grip of one of its worst flood crises in recent memory, and on Monday, Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak stood before … Read more

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