Rahul Gandhi Consoles A Girl At Relief Camp In Manipur's Moirang: Watch

The Congress leader is in the state on a two-day visit to meet the people who got displaced to relief camps during the ethnic strife and hold talks with civil society organisations.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited a relief camp in Moirang on the second day of his visit to Manipur, where a girl broke down upon meeting him. Gandhi consoled the girl and continued his interaction with her for some time. He also interacted with other people who were present in the Moirang relief camp. The Congress leader is in the state on a two-day visit to meet the people who got displaced to relief camps during the ethnic strife and hold talks with civil society organisations. 

News agency PTI shared a video showcasing the Congress leader gently holding the girl by the side to console her while she sobs. Gandhi in the video is seen trying to calm the girl down while having conversation with her.

Gandhi reached Moirang in Bishnupur district on Friday morning in a chopper and visited two relief camps, where he interacted with the violence affected people and listened to their problems. Both the camps that the leader visited sheltered around 1000 affected people, according to reports.

Rahul Gandhi also interacted with children displaced by the violence in Manipur. More than 100 people have lost their lives and nearly 40,000 displaced since ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities erupted in May.

Gandhi is also scheduled to meet 10 like-minded party leaders and members of civil society organisation in Imphal. 

On Thursday, the Congress leader had toured the relief camps in Churchandpur, one of the most severely affected regions in the ethnic clashes, the district where the signs of clahses was first witnessed when Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s event venue was torched by a mob in April.

Earlier on Thursday, Gandhi’s convoy was stopped midway while he was on his way to relief camps in Churachandpur. Following this, he took a chopper ride to reach his destination. 

His convoy getting blocked triggered a political slugfest as the Grand Old Party alleged that the BJP-led government is trying to disrupt the leader’s visit. The saffron party retaliated by accusing him of being “stubborn” for choosing to take the road trip despite him being advised to take a chopper as his trip was opposed by various quarters.