New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit violence-hit Manipur from June 29-30 and meet people in relief camps and interact with civil society members, party general secretary K C Venugopal said on Tuesday. This is the first visit of the Congress leader to the northeastern state embroiled in ethnic violence since May 3.
"Sh. Rahul Gandhi ji will be visiting Manipur on 29-30 June. He will visit relief camps and interact with civil society representatives in Imphal and Churachandpur during his visit," AICC general secretary (organisation) Venugopal tweeted. Manipur has been burning for nearly two months, and desperately needs a healing touch so that the society can move from conflict to peace, he said.
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Sh. @RahulGandhi ji will be visiting Manipur on 29-30 June. He will visit relief camps and interact with civil society representatives in Imphal and Churachandpur during his visit.
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Manipur has been burning for nearly two months, and desperately needs a healing touch so that the…
">Sh. @RahulGandhi ji will be visiting Manipur on 29-30 June. He will visit relief camps and interact with civil society representatives in Imphal and Churachandpur during his visit.
— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) June 27, 2023
Manipur has been burning for nearly two months, and desperately needs a healing touch so that the…Sh. @RahulGandhi ji will be visiting Manipur on 29-30 June. He will visit relief camps and interact with civil society representatives in Imphal and Churachandpur during his visit.
— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) June 27, 2023
Manipur has been burning for nearly two months, and desperately needs a healing touch so that the…
"This is a humanitarian tragedy and it is our responsibility to be a force of love, not hate," Venugopal added. The Congress has blamed the BJP and its "divisive politics" for the present situation in the state which has seen over 100 deaths in the violence. On June 24, Union Home Minister Amit Shah convened an all-party meeting on the issue in which several Opposition parties had sought an all-party delegation visit to the northeastern state.
While the Congress demanded the immediate sacking of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, the Samajwadi Party and a few others sought imposition of President’s rule in the state that has witnessed sporadic violence in since May 3. However, the government asserted it was doing its best to bring back normalcy there, sources said. Home Minister Amit Shah then said all efforts were being made to restore peace in Manipur.
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