The Congress on Tuesday took strong objection to China renaming several places in Arunachal Pradesh, and charged that it was the result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “clean chit” to the neighbouring country and his “eloquent silence” on Chinese actions at the border.

“For the third time, China has dared to rename our areas in Arunachal Pradesh. April 21, 2017—6 places, December 30, 2021—15 places, April 3, 2023—11 places... After Galwan, the country is facing the consequences of Modiji’s clean chit to China,” Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge tweeted. Party general secretary Jairam Ramesh said a top Chinese diplomat has recently claimed that the India-China border situation is now “stable”.