Rahul Gandhi Reached Churachandpur District

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to visit Manipur for two days, starting on Thursday. He will visit relief camps in the Churachandpur district and Moirang in the Bishnupur district. However his convoy was stopped by state police 20 km away from Imphal as police feared violence across the route. Now Rahul Gandhi reached Churachandpur district via helicopter. Gandhi will be visiting evacuation centers in Imphal and hold discussions with civil society organizations. The ethnic conflict between the Meitei and Kuki groups in Manipur has claimed over 100 lives since May. The dispute began with the “Tribal Solidarity March,” which started on May 3 to oppose the Meitei society’s demand for Scheduled Tribe status. The Meiteis make up 53% of Manipur’s population, while the Naga and Kuki groups make up 40%.

Rahul Gandhi will meet ethnic conflict victims

The ethnic conflict between the Meitei and Kuki groups in the northeastern state of Manipur has already claimed more than 100 lives.

Rahul Gandhi Reached Churachandpur District

Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Congress, is scheduled to visit the state for two days starting on Thursday. Party officials said he would speak with refugees from the ethnic conflict in relief camps and have discussions with civil society organizations. Although his convoy was stopped by state police 20 km away from Imphal as police feared violence across the route. Now he has reached Churachandpur via helicopter.

Since the outbreak of violence on May 3, this is the Congress leader’s first trip to the northeastern state.

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Rahul Gandhi visits Churachandpur Relief Camps

Gandhi visits relief camps in the Churachandpur district. On Wednesday, A senior party official said, “he would visit Moirang in the Bishnupur district and speak with displaced people there.”

He stated, “On Friday, Gandhi goes to evacuation centers in Imphal and will subsequently hold discussions with specific civil society organizations.”

Over 300 relief camps are now home to about 50,000 people in Manipur

Since the ethnic conflict began in May of this year, over 300 relief camps are now home to about 50,000 people throughout the state.

The ethnic conflict between the Meitei and Kuki groups in the northeastern state has already claimed more than 100 lives.

Conflict in Manipur started with the “Tribal Solidarity March”

The first clashes happened on May 3 following a “Tribal Solidarity March” organized in the hill districts to oppose the Meitei society’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

The Meiteis constitute about 53% of Manipur’s population and reside in the Imphal Valley. Another 40% consists of the Naga and Kuki groups living in the hill districts.