No One Should Try To Take Advantage Of Violence: Assam CM On Rahul’s Manipur Visit

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has termed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to Manipur as a one day media hype and observed that no one should try to take advantage of such tragic situations in a state.

He also said central and state government are trying to get the situation in control in Manipur and such one-day visits are not going to change anything on the ground.

"Situation in Manipur demands bridging differences through compassion. It's not in the nation's interest for a political leader to use his so-called visit to exacerbate fault lines. Both the communities of the state have clearly rejected such attempts," Sarma tweeted.

Talking to reporters, Sarma said the state and central governments are handling the Manipur situation and such daylong visits, such as Gandhi's, will not have any positive outcome.

"He (Gandhi) is visiting Manipur just for a day. It is nothing but media hype. Had there been positive results from the visit, it would have been a different matter, but there will be no outcome from such a visit," Sarma said.

Sarma said Manipur is facing a tragic situation and no one should attempt to take advantage of it.

Manipur witnessed high drama on Thursday over Gandhi's visit to relief camps in Churachandpur after the former Congress chief's convoy was stopped by police midway and he had to take a helicopter to reach his destination.

The blocking of Gandhi's convoy triggered a political slugfest as the Congress alleged that the BJP-led government is trying to thwart his visit, while the saffron party accused him of being stubborn and choosing to take the road trip even though he was advised to take a chopper as his visit was opposed in various quarters.