While participating in a discussion initiated by Congress’ <g data-gr-id="20">Passang</g> Dorjee Sona in Assembly on the issue, Tuki said the state government had on several occasions impressed upon the Centre to take up the issue with Beijing.
“We are Indian first and Arunachal Pradesh which, shares 1080 km border with China, is an integral
part of India,” Tuki said.
In 2008, China first issued stapled visa to the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, he said.
“In November 2009 the Centre issued an order that stapled visa is not valid,” he said.
“The Centre has been maintaining strong opposition to stapled visa issued to state’s young sportswomen last year for which they were deprived of their rights to participate in an international sporting event because they were not allowed to visit China,” the chief minister said.
Earlier, raising the issue Sona urged the state government to move the Centre for allowing people from the state to visit China with stapled visa.
“When China is issuing stapled visa on <g data-gr-id="18">Indian</g> passport, why our officials and sportsmen are not allowed to visit the neighbouring country,” he asked.