Congress, INDIA bloc to raise Manipur issue with full force in Parliament: Rahul | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Congress and the INDIA block will the need for peace in Manipur with full force in the parliament to put pressure on the government to put an end to this tragedy, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday, days after his visit to the violence-hit state. He also reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should personally visit Manipur, listen to the problems of the people of the state and appeal for peace.
Gandhi made these remarks in a Hindi message on X when he shared a video of his interactions with the people of Manipur during his day-long visit to the violence-hit state on Monday. “I have visited Manipur thrice since the violence broke out there but unfortunately there is no improvement in the situation; even today the state is divided into two parts. Houses are burning, innocent lives are in danger and thousands of families are forced to live in reception camps“, the former Congress leader said.
The Prime Minister should personally visit Manipur, listen to the problems of the people of the state and appeal for peace, Gandhi said. “The Congress party and INDIA will raise the need for peace in Manipur with full force in Parliament to put pressure on the government to put an end to this tragedy,” the Congress leader said.
During his one-day visit to Manipur, Gandhi visited three relief camps in different districts of the BJP-ruled state and spoke to people belonging to the warring Meiteis and Kukis ethnic groups who had been displaced by the violence.
Gandhi also visited Manipur weeks after ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3 last year. He also began his ‘Bharat jodo nyay yatra’ from the state in January 2024.
In the video, Gandhi is seen interacting with people in various relief camps. The people tell him about their plight and fears and urge him to fight for them and raise their voices. Gandhi is seen in the video telling the people that the Congress and its MPs had raised the issues of the people of Manipur in the parliamentary session that just ended and that they had promised to raise the issues again in the coming session.
“We can put pressure on the government and we will put pressure,” he tells the population.
“I can help you, I can raise the issue and put pressure on you, but I cannot assure you when you can go back home, because the government has the answer to this. You will see in the next session, I will make your voice heard,” Gandhi tells people at a relief camp in Manipur.
Manipur was plunged into violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities in May last year. Since then, some 200 people have been killed, while thousands have been displaced after widespread arson destroyed homes and government buildings.