IMPHAL, 28 Jun: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet people displaced by the ethnic strife in relief camps and hold talks with civil society organisations during his two-day visit to the state from Thursday, a party source said here.
This is the first visit of the Congress leader to the northeastern state since violence broke out on 3 May.
“After reaching Imphal, Gandhi is scheduled to head to Churachandpur district, where he will visit relief camps. He will then go to Moirang in Bishnupur district and interact with displaced persons,” a senior Congress leader said on Wednesday.
“On Friday, Gandhi will visit relief camps in Imphal and will later hold talks with certain civil society organisations,” he said.
Around 50,000 people are now staying in over 300 relief camps across the state since ethnic strife started in May this year.
More than 100 people have lost their lives in the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities in the state so far. (PTI)