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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Manipur on July 8, party sources said. The state of Manipur has been witnessing ethnic strife since May 2023.
State Congress president K Meghachandra said Gandhi would travel from Delhi to Silchar on a flight, and from there would head to Jiribam district where fresh violence happened on June 6.
“Gandhi will visit some relief camps in the district. He will then return to the Silchar airport, and from there, take a flight to Imphal,” Meghachandra said.
Interestingly Rahul will be in Manipur when Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the same day departs for Russia and later Austria.
According to Congress sources, Rahul Gandhi will visit relief camps and also meet Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee leaders.
The Opposition has been attacking the Centre over the ethnic violence in Manipur, which has been going for over a year.
The violence erupted in the northeastern state on May 3 last year following clashes during a rally organised by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) to protest against the demand for the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe category.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his address in the Rajya Sabha last week, reaffirmed that the central government is making efforts to normalise the situation in Manipur.
“The government is continuously making efforts to normalise the situation in Manipur. More than 11,000 FIRs have been registered and over 500 people have been arrested. Incidents of violence are continuously reducing in Manipur,” PM Modi said.
He further said that the central and state governments are establishing interactions with all stakeholders to restore peace.
