Kiren Rijiju interacts with Chinese soldiers along the LAC. This is what he had to say later

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju celebrated Diwali with Indian Army soldiers in Tawang of Arunachal Pradesh.

In a video he posted on X (formerly Twitter) the Union minister was also seen talking to Chinese troops with the help of a translator.

In a tweet, Kiren Rijiju said, "After talking to Chinese soldiers and seeing the infrastructures, everyone will feel proud of India's border development now."

In the video, the Union minister is also seen interacting with Indian soldiers and distributing Diwali sweets to them.

Later, in another tweet, he praised the soldiers for their dedication as he said, "Celebrating Diwali with our brave soldiers made me feel proud and grateful."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi too celebrated Diwali with the personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF), Army, Navy, and Air Force near the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district on Thursday.

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In a video shared by officials, the prime minister, wearing a BSF uniform, can be seen offering sweets to the personnel on board a patrol vessel.

"People of India feel their country is safe because of you; when the world sees you, it sees India's strength, when enemies see you, they see the end of their sinister plans," Modi told the Army personnel. "Today there is a government in the country which cannot compromise even on one inch of the country's borders," the prime minister added.