Israel matters more than Manipur for PM Modi: Rahul in poll-bound Mizoram
The Hindu
Israel’s war with Hamas matters more to Prime Minister Narendra Modi than the ethnic conflict in adjoining Manipur, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in poll-bound Mizoram
GUWAHATI
Israel’s war with Hamas matters more to Prime Minister Narendra Modi than the ethnic conflict in adjoining Manipur, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in poll-bound Mizoram on October 16.
Elections to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly are scheduled on November 7.
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Slamming the Prime Minister for not visiting Manipur after the ethnic clashes between the non-tribal Meitei and the tribal Kuki people broke out on May 3, Mr. Gandhi said the BJP-led Centre appeared to be more interested in Israel than in Manipur.
“Some months ago, I went to Manipur and I could not believe what I saw… People have been murdered, women molested, and babies killed but the PM does not find it important to travel there. It amazes me that the PM and his government are interested in what is happening in Israel but not Manipur,” he told a gathering in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl, after taking part in a padayatra as part of the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra programme.
“I simply cannot understand why the PM has not visited Manipur. It is something to be ashamed of that the leader of our Union has not travelled to Manipur after what happened there,” Mr. Gandhi said.