‘Manipur continues to attend as frequent flyer PM is off to Kuwait’: Congress | India Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his international tour, Congress on Saturday mentioned the “frequent flyer PM” is off to Kuwait whereas avoiding Manipur, which is marred by ethnic violence for over a yr. PM Modi set out on a two-day go to to Kuwait right this moment to spice up ties in a number of areas together with defence and commerce.
Taking to X, Congress common secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh mentioned, “Such is their destiny, As Mr. Modi refuses to discover a date, The individuals of Manipur proceed to attend, Whereas the Frequent Flyer PM is off to Kuwait.”
The Congress has repeatedly urged Modi to go to Manipur and when the Prime Minister is on a international journey, Congress has latched on to it to hit out on the authorities and PM for not paying a go to to Manipur. Lately, as PM Modi in November set out for a 3 nation tour Brazil, Nigeria and Guyana, Congress known as it a “periodic international jaunt”.
“For subsequent 3 days, we might be spared the non-biological PM’s lie-surplus, dignity-deficit election marketing campaign. He’s off on his periodic international jaunt, the place he’ll try to attain home political factors relatively than interact in any pretence of statesmanship,” Ramesh had mentioned.
In the meantime, PM Modi in his departure assertion mentioned that India and the Gulf nation have shared curiosity in peace, safety and stability of the West Asian area. This marks the primary go to by an Indian prime minister to the Gulf nation in 43 years. The journey comes simply two weeks after the autumn of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and amidst the continuing Israeli offensive in Gaza.
“We deeply worth the historic reference to Kuwait that has been nurtured over generations. We aren’t simply robust commerce and power companions but additionally have shared curiosity in peace, safety, stability and prosperity within the West Asia area,” Modi mentioned.
Ethnic violence erupted in Manipur on Could 3 of the earlier yr following a tribal solidarity march within the state’s hill districts. The march was organised to oppose the demand of the bulk Meitei neighborhood for Scheduled Tribe standing. Since then, over 220 people, together with members of the Meitei and Kuki communities in addition to safety personnel, have misplaced their lives within the unrest.