The latest incident of violence has taken place in Manipur’s border town Moreh. With this, Congress Party’s nationwide ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ seems to be getting eclipsed.
The state government has not yet given permission for this program. The situation in Moreh remains critical due to the recent exchange of fire between Manipur Police and militants on the India-Myanmar border.
Acknowledging the grave situation, Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh said, “A massive search operation is currently underway with a joint effort of Assam Rifles, BSF and the state police to nab the criminals responsible for the attacks on security forces.”
Regarding the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ led by Rahul Gandhi, Biren Singh said, “Deep consideration is going on to give permission to Rahul Gandhi’s rally. We are taking reports from various security agencies. We will take a concrete decision after receiving the report from them.”
The latest firing in Moreh took place on Monday morning. Militants targeted security forces in parts of the city.
Officials have reported the use of mortar shells during the attack. However, there is no report of any casualty from either side. Earlier on Sunday, several incidents including firing and bomb attacks had taken place in Ward 7 and Moreh Bazaar.
The Congress party, led by national president Mallikarjun Kharge, aims to launch the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra’ from Hatta Kangjeibung in Imphal East district on January 14. Congress general secretary in Guwahati KC Venugopal recently said the party was still waiting for permission from the Manipur government.
Let us tell you that ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ is an ambitious 66-day journey which will cover a distance of 6,713 kilometers by buses and on foot.
It passes through 110 districts, 100 Lok Sabha seats and 337 assembly constituencies and ends in Mumbai on March 20.
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