Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leaves for violence-hit Manipur, to meet affected families at relief camps

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday left for a two-day visit to violence-hit Manipur where he is scheduled to meet the affected people living in relief camps.

The former Congress MP will meet with the affected families at the Greenwood Academy, Tuibong and Churachandpur government College and at Community Hall, Konjengbam and Moirang College later in the day.

Ever since the ethnic violence broke out in the state on May 3, the Congress has been questioning the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue.

The Congress has also been demanding the removal of Manipur Chief Minister N. Niren Singh for "failing miserably" to control the situation in the northeastern state.

Sharing the details of Rahul Gandhi's travel plan to Manipur, Congress General secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal said in a tweet, "Rahul Gandhi will visit Manipur on June 29-30. He will visit relief camps and interact with civil society representatives in Imphal and Churachandpur during his visit."

Targeting the BJP government, Venugopal said, "Manipur has been burning for nearly two months, and desperately needs a healing touch so that the society can move from conflict to peace. This is a humanitarian tragedy and it is our responsibility to be a force of love, not hate."


The Congress has demanded immediate removal of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh for 'failing' to control the situation in the northeastern state.

The Congress has also questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on Manipur, where over 100 people have died in violence that erupted on May 3.

Thousands of people have been forced to take refuge in relief camps across Manipur. - IANS