National   

Arunachal Chief Minister meets Manmohan

New Delhi: Days after China denied a visa to an IAS officer from Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Dorji Khandu on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and urged the Centre to lodge a strong protest over Beijing's repeated claims on the State.

"The people of Arunachal Pradesh are Indians. We are part of India by heart. We are born as Indians, live as Indians and die as Indians," Mr. Khandu told PTI after his meeting with Dr. Singh.

"We are deeply hurt over the denial of visa to an IAS officer from our State," the Chief Minister said.

He said the Prime Minister assured him that the Government would take appropriate action and raise the issue at the appropriate fora.

Beijing's decision to deny visa prompted the Government to cancel a mid-level training programme under which 107 IAS officers were to go to China. — PTI

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Congress, CPI(M) condemn police action in Rajasthan
Congress team from Delhi detained
We are with them, say J&K Gujjars
Home Ministry issues advisory to States
Dalit tortured, FIR against lawyer-kin
Artists, academicians to go on the offensive against M.S. University
39 convicted in fodder scam
K. Sasank tops in JIPMER entrance exam
Indian mission asked to take up yoga patent with U.S.
Ram, Lakshman are fine: doctors
Achin Bansal tops IIT-JEE
CPI (M) moots proposals to regulate retail trade
Left Front loses Panskura to Trinamool
Trehan to join Apollo Hospitals
NCP to support Congress nominee
`Congress joined hands with BJP, Trinamool'
Government to cancel wheat import tender
Foreign varsities can't repatriate earnings
Chennai cleanest metro
Arunachal Chief Minister meets Manmohan
India, UAE hold talks on security issues
`Bail to Amarinder kin will prejudice probe'

Copyright © 2007, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu