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| - Fact Check: No, Arunachal Pradesh people are not protesting demanding rejoining China
A viral video shows people protesting over the Inner Line Permit (ILP) and immigration concerns in Arunachal Pradesh. It is not anti-India protests or calls to join China.
Claim :
The people of Arunachal Pradesh are protesting against the Indian army, demanding rejoining China.Fact :
People protesting in Arunachal Pradesh, demanding the digitisation of the Inner Line Permit system, shared out of context.The Arunachal people have been protesting for many days against the proposed mega-dam in the Siang River belt, along with other hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh. Also, China and India have territorial disputes as China refers to Arunachal Pradesh as Zangnan, or South Tibet. India rejects China’s move and claims Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India, The Hindu reports.
Meanwhile, a video (archive here) of several people blocking the highway and security officials trying to stop them was shared on May 19, 2026, claiming that “India is facing a massive internal crisis as separatism spreads across Kashmir, Manipur, Assam, & Khalistan. Now, protests in Arunachal Pradesh against the Indian Army have intensified, with calls for freedom and rejoining China. Is the Indian Union on the verge of collapse? 🇮🇳” Similar posts can be found here, here and here.
Fact Check:
A TeluguPost investigation confirms the viral video depicts Arunachal residents protesting the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system and immigration policies. The protest was not directed against the Indian army, nor did it involve demands for the state to merge with China.
Reverse image search on the viral video keyframes led us to the video posted by the Arunachal Headlines Facebook (archived here) account, which was posted on May 15, 2026. The title “Massive Protest March Rocks National Highway Over ILP Issue.”
The Indian government issues an Inner Line Permit (ILP), an official travel document that permits an Indian citizen to enter a protected area for a restricted amount of time. Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, and Nagaland are the four northeastern states that require it.
Northeast Today's Facebook account (archived here) also posted visuals related to the viral video and captioned “Protesters resorted to stone-pelting and blocked National Highway-415 during a bandh in the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) on Friday, prompting police to fire tear gas shells to disperse the crowd, officials said. The bandh, called by the Scheduled Tribe Bachao Andolon Committee (STBAC), had begun at 5 am on Thursday and continued for 36 hours, disrupting normal life across the capital region.” It also reports that demonstrators marching from Naharlagun towards Itanagar turned violent,and protesters blocked the National Highway-415, forcing police to use tear gas to restore order.
The Assam Tribune reports that the STBAC called for the bandh and demanded that the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system be fully digitized and strictly enforced in order to prevent unlawful infiltration into the state. Along with advocating for the defense of tribal property rights and constitutional protections, the group also sought action against illegal immigrants, fraudulent ILPs, and irregularities in the permission process. India Today also reports the same.
Therefore, it confirms that residents are protesting, demanding strict measures against illegal immigrants and the digitalisation of ILP.
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