Rahul gandhi, a congress MP, visited households devastated by flooding in the Cachar region of assam on monday before travelling to Manipur, which has seen unrest recently. Congressmen from assam and Manipur greeted him at the airport as he landed in Silchar. The gandhi scion then travelled to Fulertal and engaged with the displaced flood victims residing in makeshift camps. 

Rahul gandhi is making his first trip to the Northeast as the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. rahul gandhi claimed that the camp is located along the path he will travel to reach the Jiribam area of Manipur. rahul gandhi visited assam at a period of intense flooding brought on by days of nonstop rain, which resulted in landslides and overflowing rivers. The flood affected almost 22.70 lakh people in 28 districts.
 
Rahul gandhi will continue his journey of Manipur by flying to Imphal from Jiribam, returning to the airport in Silchar, Assam. More than 200 individuals have lost their lives in ethnic violence between the Kuki and Meitei groups in Manipur since May 3 of last year.
 
CONGRESS VS bjp OVER rahul gandhi VISIT
Meanwhile, rahul Gandhi's travels to Manipur and assam sparked a verbal spat between the congress and BJP.
 
Prime minister Narendra Modi has been under fire from congress leader jairam ramesh over his planned trip to russia and his decision to skip Manipur since ethnic violence there started.
 "Today, the leader of the opposition in the lok sabha is leaving for assam and Manipur, while the non-biological prime minister is travelling to Moscow. Naturally, proponents of the non-biological PM have asserted that he temporarily put an end to the conflict between russia and Ukraine. This trip to moscow is probably going to result in even more absurd allegations," he posted.

"This is rahul Gandhi's third visit to Manipur ever since the state blew up fourteen months ago. The non-biological PM has not found the time nor even had the inclination to visit Manipur even for a few hours after the grave crisis erupted on May 3rd, 2023. He has not even met the chief minister of the state - who happens to be from his own party - and other political leaders of the state, including MLAs and MPs," he said.

BJP IT cell chief amit Malviya hit back at Ramesh and accused rahul gandhi of indulging in "sick tragedy tourism". He alleged that the violence in Manipur was the Congress's legacy.


 
 
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08/07/2024 11:07 AM