Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will make a two-day visit to Manipur on Thursday, on the backdrop of ongoing violence in the state.
In a tweet, Congress party General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said, “@RahulGandhi ji will be visiting Manipur on 29-30 June. He will visit relief camps and interact with civil society representatives in Imphal and Churachandpur during his visit.”
He added, “Manipur has been burning for nearly two months, and desperately needs a healing touch so that the society can move from conflict to peace. This is a humanitarian tragedy and it is our responsibility to be a force of love, not hate.”
Home Minister Amit Shah conducted an all-party meet recently to discuss Manipur violence. Parties who attended the meeting questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on the issue.
More than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities in the northeastern state so far.
Clashes first broke out on May 3 after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur's population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. Tribals -- Nagas and Kukis -- constitute another 40 per cent of the population and reside in the hill districts.
