From Our Bureau
NEW DELHI: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi visited the relief camps in the violence-torn Manipur taking the government helicopters and shared food with children there while calling on state governor Anusuiya Uikey with a request to help in establishing peace in the state.
In a statement issued from Imphal, he appealed “to everybody in Manipur that we need peace.” “My strong appeal to everyone is that violence will not get anything for anybody,” he said.
He said he shared the pain of the people of Manipur as “it is a horrible tragedy. It is extremely sad and painful for all the people of Manipur and the people of India as well.”
“I went to the camps and met people from all communities. One of the things I would say to the government is that the basic amenities at the camps need to be improved. Food needs to be improved. Medicines need to be supplied. Such complaints have come from the relief camps. ”
“Peace is the way forward and everybody should now talk about peace and start moving towards it. I am here and will help in any way I can to bring peace to this state. I love all the people of Manipur, and once again, this is a terrible tragedy, and we need to bring peace here,” he added.
