What is stopping PM Modi from visiting ‘disturbed’ parts of Northeast? asks Congress

Congress criticizes PM Modi for not visiting Manipur amid Northeast unrest, questioning his response to Chinese aggression and regional violence.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Assam's Kaziranga National Park, the Congress on March 9 attacked the Centre over the "increasingly disturbed" situation in different parts of the Northeast and asked why the PM had not found time to visit the violence-hit Manipur yet.

Prime Minister Modi took the elephant and jeep safari inside Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Saturday morning

In a swipe at Mr. Modi, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "We're glad that the Prime Minister has found time amidst his various travels to spend today morning in Kaziranga, an iconic national park which owes much to the great interest shown both by Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi."

However, beyond Kaziranga, there are four questions for him on the "increasingly disturbed" situation in different parts of the Northeast of India, he said.

"On June 19th, 2020, at the all-party meet on China, the Prime Minister declared that not a single Chinese soldier had crossed over into Indian territory. By giving a public clean chit to China, the Prime Minister has tied his own hands, and failed to take action to restore the status quo after Chinese aggression," Mr. Ramesh alleged.

"Chinese troops continue to deny Indian citizens access to grazing lands and Indian patrols access to strategic spots along the LAC — where they previously had unimpeded access," he said.

Mr. Ramesh claimed that there have been multiple instances of PLA troops kidnapping Indian citizens on Indian soil.