Rahul Gandhi met violence affected people in Manipur’s relief camp, dispute over stopping the convoy -aabtak24

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Rahul Gandhi Manipur Visit: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived on Thursday (June 29) on a two-day visit to the state amid ongoing violence in Manipur. There was a lot of uproar after Rahul Gandhi reached Manipur. When he was going to Churachandpur to visit the relief camps, the police stopped his convoy. A few hours later, Rahul Gandhi visited the relief camp in Churachandpur. Meanwhile, the Congress has alleged that the BJP-led government is trying to sabotage Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state. Know the big things related to Manipur violence. 

1. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Imphal on Thursday morning. He is on a two-day tour of the state. During this, apart from visiting relief camps, he will also hold talks with representatives of civil society in Imphal and Churachandpur. When Rahul Gandhi was on his way to Churachandpur to visit relief camps, his convoy was stopped by the police at Bishnupur.

2. There was a lot of ruckus while stopping the convoy of former Congress MP. After which the Congress leader returned to Imphal. From here he went to Churachandpur by helicopter. Rahul Gandhi used the helicopter provided by the state government to go to Churachandpur. An airport source told news agency PTI that police and administration officials were also with them in the helicopter. 

3. Rahul Gandhi also ate food with the children at the relief camp set up in a school in Churachandpur. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi tweeted that I have come to listen to all my brothers and sisters of Manipur. People from all communities are very welcoming and loving. It is very unfortunate that the government is stopping me. Manipur needs healing. Peace should be our only priority. 

4. Bishnupur SP Heisnam Balram Singh said that looking at the ground situation, we stopped him (Rahul Gandhi) from moving forward and advised him to go to Churachandpur by helicopter. There is a possibility of grenade attack on VIPs on their way to hilly areas. Keeping in mind their safety, we stopped them from moving forward. After stopping Rahul Gandhi’s convoy, there was a clash between police and Congress workers in Bishnupur. Party workers and local people protested strongly. The Congress alleged that the order to stop Rahul Gandhi’s convoy came from Chief Minister N Biren Singh as everyone was welcoming him.

5. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge tweeted that destructive governments with double engines are using autocratic methods to block Rahul Gandhi’s reach to the people. This is completely unacceptable and a violation of all constitutional and democratic norms. He was on his way to meet the victims in relief camps, PM Modi has not bothered to break his silence on Manipur. They have left the state to fend for itself. Manipur needs peace, not conflict.

6. Taking a dig at PM Modi, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh said It is very unfortunate that the Modi government is preventing Rahul Gandhi from visiting relief camps and interacting with people outside Imphal Is. His two-day visit to Manipur is in line with the spirit of Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Prime Minister may choose to neither say nor do anything about Manipur for himself, but why is Rahul Gandhi’s efforts to listen to all sections of Manipuri society and understand their pain being obstructed.