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Taksing Tribe Alleges PLA Occupation, Army Rejects Claims

Verification is needed because construction-driven shifts in patrol access can change who uses grazing and hunting grounds.

Overview

  • The Nah Welfare Society submitted a June 26 memorandum saying the PLA has progressively occupied ancestral grazing, hunting and farming areas around Taksing and named five sites it says are affected: Oying (Asaphila), Paniar (Chujarta), Marpan (Marnafe), Potrang (Lake) and Tindingtang.
  • Republic Media Network published exclusive photographs it says show recent Chinese military and civilian construction in the Taksing circle, while several other outlets reported the NWS allegations but noted no independent ground verification.
  • The Indian Army issued a formal rebuttal on June 29–30, calling the media reports of fresh Chinese encroachment and new camps "incorrect and without any basis," and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said there is "no intrusion," attributing some transgressions to differing border perceptions.
  • Local officials have not publicly confirmed the NWS claims and senior district administrators were reported as unavailable for comment, leaving the dispute unresolved and dependent on official verification through military and civil channels.
  • The episode reflects a longer-term pattern of infrastructure-driven competition along the undemarcated LAC, with implications for frontier livelihoods, patrol access and the use of established dialogue mechanisms such as the WMCC and commander-level talks.