‘Violence Continues, We Don’t Have Expectations From Amit Shah’: Manipur Cong Chief On Rahul’s Visit

Speaking about Rahul Gandhi's visit, Manipur Pradesh Congress President claimed that Imphal witnessed even more violence after Home Minister Amit Shah's visit and normalcy is yet to be restored.

File Photo of Keisham Meghachandra Singh, President of Manipur Pradesh Congress and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ( Image Source :PTI )

Congress leaders on Thursday spoke about former party president Rahul Gandhi's two-day visit to Manipur wherein he will meet people displaced by the ethnic strife in relief camps and hold talks with civil society organisations. This is the first visit of the Congress leader to the northeastern state since violence broke out on May 3. Manipur Pradesh Congress President said that normalcy has not been restored in Manipur as "the double-engine government has not been able to control the situation."

Keisham Meghachandra Singh, President of Manipur Pradesh Congress, claimed that the state continued to witness violence and there were incidents of cross-firing being reported. "The present situation is that normalcy has still not been established in Manipur. As of now, the situation is of unrest and violence continues," he told news agency ANI.

#WATCH | Keisham Meghachandra Singh, President of Manipur Pradesh Congress, says "The present situation is that normalcy has still not been established in Manipur. The double-engine govt has not been able to control the situation here. We do not have any expectations from Union… pic.twitter.com/06Xd4QvTqi

— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2023

He alleged that Imphal witnessed even more violence after Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the state and added: "The double-engine government has not been able to control the situation here. We do not have any expectations from Amit Shah and N Biren Singh." "There is a complete failure of law and order," he asserted.

Ajoy Kumar, AICC (All India Congress Committee) Incharge North East, accused the Modi government of attempting to hide Manipur from the news cycle. "Rahul Gandhi and Congress party has always been raising the Manipur issue in the country. Rahul Gandhi believes that the country needs to know the plight of Manipur," he remarked.

"There is total law and order failure in the state right now. The double-engine government has become the triple problem government. Rahul Gandhi will be meeting the people of the state and will try to share their woes. I think the government and PM Narendra Modi should take a lesson from his visit," Ajoy Kumar commented.

Asserting that there was stability and peace under the Congress regime, the AICC Incharge of North East said that PM Modi is silent on the issue while Rahul Gandhi, as a common citizen, is talking about the Manipur situation.

#WATCH | Imphal, Manipur | Ajoy Kumar, AICC Incharge North East on Rahul Gandhi's visit to Manipur, says "...Rahul Gandhi and Congress party has always been raising the Manipur issue. Rahul Gandhi believes that the country needs to know the situation of Manipur. There is total… pic.twitter.com/QnqgZRpXN2

— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2023

Congress leader Kh Debabrata informed that "Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Churachandpur to meet people staying in the relief camps and stay with the affected families." Rahul will also have lunch with the affected people, he added.

Later in the afternoon, Rahul will visit Moirang and will interact with the affected families, Civil Society Organisations, women's groups, and other stakeholders.

#WATCH | Imphal, Manipur | Kh Debabrata, Working President MPCC on Rahul Gandhi's visit to Manipur, says "Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Churachandpur to meet people staying in the relief camps and stay with the affected families. Later he will visit Moirang and will interact with… pic.twitter.com/OPIpa83KxD

— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2023

Tomorrow he will meet important people in Imphal and also visit two more relief camps to interact with the people, the Working President MPCC said.

He said that "ordinary people are tired" and want to return to normalcy as they are fed up with the situation.

Around 50,000 people are currently staying in over 300 relief camps across the state since ethnic strife started in May this year, PTI reported. Meanwhile, more than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities in the northeastern state so far.

Clashes first broke out on May 3 after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur's population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. Tribals -- Nagas and Kukis -- constitute another 40 per cent of the population and reside in the hill districts. 

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