Congress: PM Modi should take a sign from Rahul to visit Manipur

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take a cue from Rahul Gandhi and visit violence-hit Manipur to understand the pain of the people and seek a “specific response” from the government on the situation of the state in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament.
The opposition party also warned against attempts to destabilize the North-East region and divide its people, saying it would have serious implications on the country’s territorial integrity.
The Congress demanded that Prime Minister Modi hold an all-party meeting as the first meeting was called under the leadership of Home Minister Amit Shah.

Posting a video of his visit on Twitter, Congress leader Gandhi said Manipur needs peace to heal and everyone should work for it.
“During my 2-day visit to the state, it broke my heart to see my brothers and sisters suffering. Peace is the only way forward, and we all must work for it,” he said.

Tagging Gandhi’s tweet, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “The walls that have been built because of the politics of hate and violence. The people of Manipur did not try to stop him. It was the state police and administration.
Manipur needs peace. The people of Manipur need a healing touch. The walls of hatred and mistrust need to be broken. To do this, the CM has to go and the PM has to wake up,” he said.
In another tweet, Ramesh said the Prime Minister “found time to congratulate the Indian football team on their glorious win that made us all proud, but remained silent on Manipur”.

“Manipur has three footballers who represent India with pride. His silence hurts them too,” he added.
Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said that the primary responsibility of any state government is law and order and security of the lives of its citizens. “I think both the state and central governments have failed to do that,” he alleged.
Things are still not normal in Manipur. There is a tremendous level of pain, grief, hatred and animosity felt by people belonging to all communities.

“They are all feeling disillusioned… It will take a long time to heal the bonds that have been broken in Manipur. The Congress is ready to be a part of this healing process,” Gogoi said.
Addressing the same press, Congress leader Ajoy Kumar said that the Prime Minister may have time in his schedule but there is no place in his heart for Manipur.

Gogoi said that it was to initiate the initial process of treatment that Rahul Gandhi went to Manipur.
“We hope the Prime Minister will take a cue and visit the state as it has been a mystery why the Prime Minister has completely avoided visiting or talking about Manipur,” the Assam MP said. What is the avoidance?

The BJP had said that Gandhi’s visit would not help the situation in the state and that they were only trying to take political advantage of the crisis.
Gogoi, who is the Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, also noted that the Parliament session is approaching.
We want a specific answer from the government in Parliament. We have also demanded accountability from the state government. We want to move beyond drama and rhetoric like Chief Minister N Biren Singh did,” he said.

In a scathing attack on the BJP, Gogoi alleged that it was only interested in protecting the corrupt and taxing the poor.
“They are looking at the entire North East as an ATM, as a way to make money, as a way to award contracts to companies listed in the names of (leaders’) wives, brothers, sons… that’s the only way. There is procedure,” he said. Accused
In his comments, Kumar, who accompanied Gandhi on a visit to Manipur last week, said the former Congress president was the only national leader to visit the violence-hit state, meet the people there and raise their issues with the governor. .
“During Gandhi’s visit, we saw the performance of the Chief Minister of Manipur. The BJP is a great performer. Baran Singh scheduled three meetings with the Governor and then asked his constituents to his people. called to do so that he does not resign,” said Kumar.
“The chief minister also claimed that outside powers have intervened in Manipur and if so why is National Security Advisor Ajit Doval not going there,” he asked.

He also alleged that there was a “conspiracy” by the BJP to allow Gandhi to visit only the Kuki community relief camp in Churachandpur and not Moirang, where there was a Meitei camp, but he denied all such visits. Attempts failed and left there.
While warning against destabilizing the Northeast, Gogoi cited clashes between Assam Police and Meghalaya Police.

He said that it took almost two decades of efforts to restore peace and normalcy in the North East and now the situation is going back to where it started.

He said that people in the region in general and Manipur in particular are feeling isolated.
Gogoi also warned against attempts to destabilize the country’s northeastern region and divide its people, saying it would have serious implications for the country’s territorial integrity.

Gandhi made a two-day visit to Manipur last week and called for peace, saying “violence is no solution”.
On the final day of his visit, he also met with Governor Anusuiya Uikey, members of civil society groups and victims of violence held in relief camps.

The Congress has blamed the BJP and its “divisive politics” for the current situation in the state.

Around 120 people have been killed and over 3,000 injured in communal violence in Manipur since May 3.