On Monday, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi reached Mizoram’s capital Aizwal to campaign for his party in the upcoming assembly elections. Rahul Gandhi, who reached Aizawl on a two-day visit, took out a huge march in the city. During this, Congress supporters and the public also gave him a warm welcome.
During the visit, Rahul Gandhi was also seen shaking hands with the people standing on both sides of the road and talking to the people who had come to meet him. Rahul Gandhi’s march was 5 kms long. The padyatra started from Chanmari and ended at Treasury Swire. After the padyatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacted with the students in the evening. Apart from this, he addressed a public meeting and targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the Manipur violence.
“The Bharat Jodo Yatra celebrated the idea of India, where the diverse languages, religions, cultures and traditions of our country are respected and protected. The BJP destroyed that idea in Manipur. We will not allow them and MNF to do the same in Mizoram,” said Rahul Gandhi in a social media post on X.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra celebrated the idea of India, where the diverse languages, religions, cultures and traditions of our country are respected and protected.
The BJP destroyed that idea in Manipur. We will not allow them and MNF to do the same in Mizoram. pic.twitter.com/OeCtuBP1cS
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 16, 2023
Rahul Gandhi also addressed a rally, where he lashed out at BJP’s government at the Centre for ignoring violence in Manipur. He said: “The idea of Manipur has been destroyed by the BJP. Manipur is no longer a state. It has been divided. People have been murdered, women have been molested and babies have been killed, but the Prime Minister doesn’t find it important to visit the state. The fact that the leader of our union has not even been to Manipur is something to be ashamed of!”
The idea of Manipur has been destroyed by the BJP. Manipur is no longer a state. It has been divided. People have been murdered, women have been molested and babies have been killed, but the Prime Minister doesn't find it important to visit the state.
The fact that the leader of… pic.twitter.com/lXypHuOLke
— Congress (@INCIndia) October 16, 2023
“Nobody in the national media talks about the pain and misery of the people of Manipur. The PM and the GoI are highly interested in what is happening in Israel but not interested at all in what is going on in Manipur,” said Rahul Gandhi.
