Khera amplifies Arunachal creator’s viral video, targets govt over China

Congress Rajya Sabha member and chairman of the party’s media & publicity (communication department), Pawan Khera on Sunday, 9 August amplified a video by an Arunachal Pradesh-based creator in which he says ‘Goodbye India’ and warns that he and eventually the entire state could be seen in China, accusing the government of failing to act against what he describes as Chinese encroachment.

Sharing the video on X, Khera said the young man was “so dejected by the government’s continued denial and inaction over China’s push into our territory in Arunachal Pradesh” that he had “resigned himself to his fate” and issued a 'goodbye message' to India.

Khera asked how the government would respond, suggesting it could deny Chinese encroachment, ask Meta to suppress the video and similar messages, or identify and “hound” and “harass” the creator into apologising.

“The truth is that we face a grave danger as a country. And this government cannot address it because it refuses even to acknowledge it - because doing so would expose its own incompetence and lies,” Khera said.

The video was posted by Arunachal Pradesh creator Taba Nagu on his Instagram account @pep_cy_. In it, Nagu says: “Goodbye India, very soon I will see you all in China.”

“Not only me, the whole of Arunachal will be seen in China,” he says, alleging that China is “slowly entering Arunachal” and “occupying the land here”.

Nagu says people in Arunachal are “shouting and telling the government to take action”, but alleges that the government is doing nothing and is telling “just lies”. He warns that if the situation continues, “after many years, China will capture Arunachal” and people in the state will be “seen in China”.

“That’s why I said advance goodbye,” he says towards the end of the video, adding, “even we can’t do anything. So now we will have to go with China.”

The video uses deliberately stark and exaggerated language, but Nagu does not describe it as satire. His remarks are framed as an expression of anger and helplessness over what he alleges is Chinese expansion and the government’s failure to respond.

Khera’s post comes amid renewed allegations of Chinese activity in the Taksing sector of Upper Subansiri district. The Nah Welfare Society, representing the local Nah community, submitted a memorandum to the district administration in June alleging that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army had established roads, bridges and military camps in areas traditionally used by the community for grazing, hunting and collecting forest produce. It identified Oying in the Asaphila area, Paniar in Chujarta, Marpan in Marnafe, Potrang Lake and Tindingtang as locations where it alleged Chinese infrastructure had been established.

The Indian Army rejected those allegations on 29 June. “We have seen some media reports alleging recent encroachment by the Chinese PLA and the setting up of camps in Arunachal Pradesh. These reports are incorrect and without any basis,” it said. The Nah Welfare Society, however, stood by its allegations and said local residents had lost access to areas they had traditionally used.

The issue resurfaced this week after fresh claims of Chinese activity near Pukar La and Ollo in the Taksing circle. Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Friday, 7 August said he did not believe that a Chinese incursion had taken place, pointing to the Indian Army’s deployment along the frontier. At the same time, he said he would meet members of the Nah community and speak to the Army to establish what had happened.

“I have invited the local Nah community people and the local organisation of that area. I wanted to listen to their views. I would also talk to the Army to know the situation there and what exactly happened,” Khandu said.