Cong, INDIA bloc will raise Manipur issue with full force in Parliament: Rahul

Days after his visit to the violencehit state Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Congress and the INDIA bloc will raise the need for peace in Manipur with full force in Parliament to put pressure on the government to end this tragedyHe also reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should personally visit Manipur listen to the problems of the people of the state and appeal for peaceRahul Gandhi made the remarks in a post in Hindi on X as he shared a video of his interactions with the people of Manipur during his daylong visit to the violencehit state on MondayI have visited Manipur three times since violence broke out there but unfortunately there is no improvement in the situation even today the state is divided into two parts Houses are burning innocent lives are in danger and thousands of families are forced to live in relief camps the former Congress chief saidThe prime minister should personally visit Manipur listen to the problems of the people of the state and appeal for peace Gandhi saidThe Congress party and INDIA will raise the need for peace in Manipur with full force in Parliament to put pressure on the government to end this tragedy the Congress leader said on Manipur issueDuring his daylong visit to Manipur Gandhi had visited three relief camps in different districts of the BJPruled state and interacted with people belonging to both the warring ethnic groups Meiteis and Kukis who were displaced by the violenceGandhi had also visited Manipur weeks after ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3 last year He also began his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from the state in January 2024In the video Gandhi is seen interacting with people at various relief camps The people narrate to him their plight and fears and urge him to fight for them and raise their voiceGandhi is seen in the video telling the people that the Congress and its MPs had raised the problems the people of Manipur were facing in the Parliament session that has just gone by and promised to raise the issues again in the upcoming sessionWe can put pressure on the government and we will put pressure on them he says to the peopleI can help you I can raise the Manipur issue and put pressure but I cant reassure you when you will be able to go back to your homes because the government has the answer to this You will see in the next session I will raise your voice Gandhi tells the people at a relief camp in ManipurParliaments Budget Session will be held between July 22 and August 12 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget on July 23Manipur plunged into violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities in May last year Since then some 200 people have been killed while thousands have been displaced following largescale arson that gutted homes and government buildingsWith inputs from PTI