NEW DELHI: India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi will visit crisis-hit Manipur state from Thursday to Friday, Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal said. Venugopal wrote on his social media account that Manipur has been burning for last 60 days.
According to Indian media reports, the situation in Manipur state continues to be ugly, with grave violence reported from different parts of the state. Several lawmakers have been demanding the resignation of chief minister N. Biren Singh, blaming him of acting in a partisan way.
Earlier, an influential tribal organization, Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, which has been calling for imposition of President’s rule in Manipur, on Monday rejected any dialogue offer with Chief Minister N. Biren Singh or his government.
The ITLF spokesman Ginza Vualzong said that the intention of the Chief Minister to reach out to stakeholders after a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah comes too late after the loss of so many precious lives and properties, Indian media reported.
He said that more than 106 tribal people had been killed, 201 villages burnt, more than 5,000 houses ablaze and 355 churches destroyed, while the violence has displaced 41,425 people.
