After Assam, Rahul Gandhi arrived in Manipur and visited the relief camps

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is on a tour of Assam and Manipur today. He started the tour from Silsar. Here he met the flood victims. Visited relief camps at Thalai Youth Protection Centre. During his visit to Assam, Congress state president Bhupen Bora submitted a memorandum to Rahul Gandhi urging him to raise the issue of perennial floods in Assam in Parliament. After this, Rahul reached Manipur. He visited the relief camps set up at Jiribam High School here. After that he reached Imphal. He will visit the relief camps here and meet the Governor of Manipur in the evening. Apart from this, he will meet PCC leaders. I would like to thank the people for their support in the Lok Sabha elections. Congress won both the constituencies in Manipur. Rahul Gandhi reaches Imphal #WATCH | Congress MP and Lok Sabha Lobbyist Rahul Gandhi has arrived at Manipur Imphal Airport where he will visit the relief camps here and meet the Governor of Manipur this evening. pic.twitter.com/kh7k9jNS3w — ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2024 Relief camp at Jiribam Earlier today, Rahul Gandhi visited the relief camp set up at the Jiribam High School. #WATCH Congress MP Rahul Gandhi visited the relief camp set up at Jiribam High School during his visit to Manipur today. pic.twitter.com/nKaYv0TuUs — ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) July 8, 2024 Firing in this area before reaching Manipur This is his (Rahul Gandhi's) third and North-East opposition leader. Before reaching Manipur, there was heavy firing at Jiribam around 3.30 am. The firing lasted for about 3.30 hours. Around 3.30 pm some unidentified assailants started firing in Kularthal area of ​​Jiribam and it continued till 7 pm. In response, the security forces also opened fire. Following the incident, a large number of security forces were deployed in the surrounding areas. Manipur has been in the grip of sporadic violence for almost a year now. The latest incident of violence took place on June 6. Rahul also raised the issue of violence in Manipur in the Lok Sabha. Targeting PM Modi, Rahul said PM Modi went everywhere but never to Manipur. Over 200 people were killed and thousands displaced following caste violence in Manipur on May 3 last year. Violence broke out when tribal solidarity marches were held in the hill districts of Manipur against the demand to include the Maithi community as a Scheduled Tribe (ST). Many efforts have been made to curb caste violence in Manipur, but the matter is still serious. Every day shooting incidents come to light here. Rahul Gandhi visited the relief camp in Silsar. He met the affected people. The situation in Assam is dire due to floods. So far 78 people have died. So far 78 people have died due to floods and rains in Assam. A total of 23 lakh people have been affected by the floods in 29 districts. The Brahmaputra river is flowing above the danger level at Nimtigad, Tezpur, Golpara and Dhubri. Its tributaries also flow beyond the danger level at many places. Thousands of hectares of crops have been submerged due to floods. Rahul Gandhi expressed his happiness over the floods in Assam. He had said that floods are becoming dangerous in Assam. I express my deepest condolences to the brothers and sisters who are stuck in the flood. Our deepest condolences to his bereaved family. He appealed to the Congress leaders and workers to help in the rescue and rehabilitation work.