Amit Shah says Nehru gave up Assam, Arunachal to China in 1962

Home Minister Amit Shah has rekindled the debate over the disputed border between India and China, taking aim at former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for allegedly saying “bye-bye” to the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh during the Chinese aggression of 1962.

In a speech at an election rally in Assam’s Lakhimpur, Shah said that while Nehru had said “bye-bye” to the states, the BJP government would ensure that “China could not encroach even a single inch of our land.”

“But now, China could not encroach even a single inch of our land. Even in Doklam, we pushed them back,” he added.