Allegedly stopped by Chief Minister N. Biren Singh from travelling by road, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took the aerial route to violence-scarred Manipur’s Churachandpur, a Kuki-dominated hill district, on Thursday afternoon.
He visited two Kuki relief camps – one in Tuibuong and the other in Hiangtam – and interacted with the victims and leaders of some civil society organisations after reaching his destination, hours behind schedule, by a chopper from the State’s capital Imphal. Manipur Congress leaders said that Mr. Gandhi had to rush through his programmes after landing at 4:10 pm as he was allowed time up to 5 p.m.
