Speaking to the media, he described the violence as a “horrible tragedy” that is painful for the people of Manipur and India. Gandhi said that the basic amenities in the relief camps should be improved and better food should be provided.
Rahul Gandhi Urges Manipuris to Take Steps Toward Peace:- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged the people of Manipur to move towards peace, saying that nothing can be achieved through violence as he concludes his two-day visit to the state that has been in the throes of ethnic violence for nearly two months.
On Friday morning, Gandhi visited Moirang by a chopper and met people in two relief camps, meeting people from the Meitei and Kuki communities. He was accompanied by former Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh, Congress general secretary (organization) K.C. Venugopal, Manipur PCC president Keisham Meghachandra Singh, and former MP Ajay Kumar.
In an Instagram post, he said that it was “heartbreaking” to see and listen to the plight of those who have lost loved ones and homes due to the violence. Rahul Gandhi Urges Manipuris to Take Steps Toward Peace “There is a cry for help in the face of every brother, sister, and child I meet. The most important thing Manipur needs now is Peace – to secure the lives and livelihoods of our people. All our efforts must unite towards that goal,” he said.
Speaking to the media, he described the violence as a “horrible tragedy” that is painful for the people of Manipur and India. Gandhi said that the basic amenities in the relief camps should be improved and better food should be provided.
He said he is ready to help in any way he can to bring peace to the state.
When asked by media persons to comment about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the clashes, Gandhi responded in Hindi, “I haven’t come here to make a political statement. I will not comment on these issues. I hope that peace returns to Manipur soon.”
Rahul Gandhi Urges Manipuris to Take Steps Toward Peace , According to reports, Gandhi also met leaders of political parties and members of civil society in Imphal.
On Thursday, the former Congress chief was on the way to Churachandpur when his convoy was stopped. He eventually flew there on a chopper.
Ethnic violence began in the northeastern state in early May, over a high court recommendation that the majority Meitei community should be granted Scheduled Tribe status. The clashes have led to the deaths of nearly 200 people and displaced over 60,000.
On Friday, Manipur chief minister Biren Singh was set to tender his resignation but declined to do so after his supporters protested against his plan. Rahul Gandhi Urges Manipuris to Take Steps Toward Peace, Singh has been accused by several Kuki MLAs of being anti-Kuki and of siding with Meitei groups like Meitei Leepun and Arambai Tenggol, which they claim are involved in attacks on tribal communities.
