By Pragya Kaushika
New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- aratiya Janata Party MP from Arunachal Pradesh Tapir Gao on Tuesday claimed that it was during Congress' regime China occupied Sumdorong Chu Valley in Tawang and added that the then Army Chief planned an operation but former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi denied him permission to push back People's Liberation Army troops.
The MP from Arunachal East pointed out that China has been constructing roads in the region since the 1980s.
The comments of the BJP leader came after the Opposition questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the alleged construction of village in the territory.
Gao blamed Congress and its policies for the Chinese construction on and inside the McMahon line, whi...