Gandhi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is more interested in what is happening in Israel than in Manipur. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday raked up the issue of Manipur violence during a poll rally in Mizoram
He accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “destroying the idea of Manipur”.“Some months ago, I went to Manipur. The idea of Manipur has been destroyed by the BJP. It is no longer a state, but two states,” he said. “People have been murdered, women have been molested and babies have been killed but the PM doesn’t find it important to travel there
Clashes in Manipur first broke out on May 3 in Churachandpur town after tribal groups called for protests against a proposed tweak to the state’s reservation matrix, granting scheduled tribe (ST) status to the Meitei community.
The violence quickly spread across the state, where ethnic fault lines run deep. At least 175 people have died and over 50,000 have been displaced in the state since then. Hundreds of homes have been burnt, businesses lost, studies affected, places of worship burnt to a cinder, and the state has lived without internet for months.
During Monday’s address, Gandhi also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that he is more interested in what is happening in Israel than in Manipur
PM Modi is more interested in what is happening in Israel than in Manipur,” Gandhi said at the rally, according to PTI.
He added that the idea behind the Congress party’s ‘Bharat Jodo’ campaign was to promote mutual respect and tolerance, learn from others’ ideas, languages, and religions, and embrace love as a unifying force.
