"Rahul Gandhi stands with people who are in pain...": Manickam Tagore on Congress leader's Manipur visit
Jul 08, 2024
New Delhi [India], July 8 : Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday accused the Manipur government of not governing the state properly and said that Rahul Gandhi stands with people who are in pain.
MP Manickam Tagore made the statement on the day when Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi is in Imphal to meet the victims of violence at the relief camps in the state.
"Manipur has been in pain for the past few months. The people of Manipur have spoken and two MPs of the Congress party have been elected...The state government ruled by the BJP is not governing the state properly...He is visiting the families who have been affected by violence...Rahul Gandhi stands with people who are in pain," Tagore told ANI.
Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to meet Governor Anusuiya Uikey at 5.30 pm. after which he will address a press conference at the Manipur Congress office at 6.15 pm.
Meanwhile, the Congress leader also visited the Jiribam Higher Secondary School relief camp and offered support to the victims of violence there.
The official handle of the Congress party took to a microblogging site and posted on X, "LoP Rahul Gandhi visits Jiribam Higher Secondary School relief camp, meets victims of violence and offers support in their darkest hour. His third visit to Manipur post-violence shows his unwavering commitment to the people's cause."
Rahul Gandhi will shortly visit the relief camp at Sadbhavna Mandap, in Tuibong, Churachandpur district in Manipur.
The northeastern state has been witnessing ethnic violence since May 3 last year following clashes during a rally organised by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) to protest against the demand for the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe category.
