NEW DELHI: Amid fresh wave of violence in Manipur, Rahul Gandhi has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi “once again to visit Manipur and work towards restoring peace and healing in the region.”
The opposition has questioned PM Modi‘s move to go on foreign trips but his persistent refusal to visit the strife-torn state since the clashes began.
The prime minister’s first reaction on the north eastern state came earlier this year in July, one-and-a-half years after the Kuki-Meitei violence began.
In a post on X, the leader of opposition on late Saturday expressed concern over the inaction of central and the state governments as strife-torn Manipur continues to witness bloodshed following the discovery of six bodies – Jiribam river.
“The recent string of violent clashes and continuing bloodshed in Manipur is deeply disturbing. After more than a year of division and suffering, it was the hope of every Indian that the Central and State governments would have made every effort at reconciliation and found a solution. I urge the PM once again to visit Manipur and work towards restoring peace and healing in the region,” Rahul said.
“Today, schools, colleges, offices and other institutions are open in the state. The Central and the state govt are talking to all stakeholders to restore peace,” he had said, further asking the opposition to stop “politicising” the issue.
Meanwhile, the Biren government has imposed an indefinite curfew from in Imphal East, Imphal West, and Bishnupur districts, while suspending internet and mobile data services in several areas, including Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Kakching, Kangpokpi, and Churachandpur.