Rahul Gandhi visits Manipur, asks PM Modi to visit for peace

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Manipur on Monday and requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come to the ethnic strife-affected state to offer some solace to the people, while asserting his party’s support to any government move to bring back peace.

Describing what has happened in Manipur as a "tremendous tragedy", Gandhi said it is his third visit to Manipur since the violence began in May last year but witnessed "no improvement in the situation".

The Congress leader was on a day-long visit to Manipur where ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities claimed more than 200 lives since May last year.

He visited three relief camps in different districts of



the BJP-ruled state and interacted with the inmates belonging to both the warring ethnic groups who were displaced by the violence.

"The PM should have visited the state long back. It is important that he visit Manipur. I request him to come to Manipur and try and understand what is happening here... It will comfort the people. Congress is ready to support anything that would improve the situation," the Raebareli MP told a press conference here.

“This is the third time I come here since the problem started. It has been a tremendous tragedy. I was expecting some improvement in the situation. But I was quite disappointed to see that the situation is still nowhere near where it should be," he said.