Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur on Saturday, September 13. Chief Minister Secretary Puneet Kumar Goyal told in Imphal that this tour will open the way for peace, generality and development in the state. This visit of Prime Minister Modi is happening at a time when he is constantly criticizing the opposition for not going to Manipur. Violence erupted in Manipur two years ago between Kuki and Maetai community. More than 260 people lost their lives in this violent quarrel and thousands of people were displaced.

PM Modi will visit Manipur and Mizoram. He will inaugurate the Bairabi-Giranrang railway line project in Mizoram. They will lay the foundation of development projects worth Rs 7,300 crore from Peace Ground (where Cookie community is high) in Churachandpur in Manipur. At the same time, the Prime Minister will inaugurate infrastructure projects worth Rs 1,200 crore in Maetai -dominated Imphal.

Tight security arrangements
Giving information about Prime Minister Modi’s programs, the Manipur government has installed large billboards in Churachandpur Peace Ground and Kangla Fort Imphal. Special instructions have been issued to the public not to bring things like keys, pens, water bottles, bags, handkerchiefs, umbrellas, lighters, matches.

Apart from this, it has also been advised not to bring children (under 12 years of age) and sick persons to the venue. Air guns in Churachandpur district were already banned. The security system in Imphal and Churachandpur has been completely tightened.

Opposition’s response
Congress MP and former party president Rahul Gandhi welcomed PM Modi’s visit to Manipur. He said, “The problem of Manipur has been going on for a long time, it is good that they are going now.” At the same time, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh targeted the preparations for Modi’s visit. He said that this tour will be only three hours and this will insult the people of Manipur. Jairam Ramesh wrote in the tweet, “This tour shows the lack of sensitivity of the Prime Minister towards the people of Manipur.”