An Indian MP who visited rebel held areas of western Myanmar said that the area that he visited is part of the Chin state of Myanmar that has been totally liberated by the Arakan army, one of the several ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) that is waging an armed struggle against the military junta of Myanmar.
K. Vanlalvena, member of Rajya Sabha from the Mizo National Front was driven around ten kilometres inside the Chin state where he inspected the condition of the Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP), that is supported by the Ministry of External Affairs, and was hosted by a commander of the Arakan Army that has recently captured the route that the India-funded project is expected to take.
“They respected me because I am an Indian MP. I went there to inspect the road construction that has been delayed. In the beginning I thought that the Myanmar Government’s Army would be there. But I did not see a single person of the Myanmar Army. We saw only the Arakan Army,” said Mr. Vanlalvena stating that he had been trying to visit for a long time to inspect the condition of the KMMTTP.
