Rahul Gandhi's Manipur trip is only political tourism: BJP's Tarun Chugh

Chandigarh [India], July 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Monday condemned Congress MP and LoP Rahul Gandhi for "politicizing the law and order situation" in Manipur.
Slamming Rahul Gandhi for his Manipur visit, Chugh said, "As Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already updated the nation on how the Centre and the state government have overcome the crisis, Rahul Gandhi is now just indulging in "political tourism."
Chugh further stated, "Rahul Gandhi was deliberately trying to foment trouble in the region while playing "cheap politics" in the sensitive state. If he was so worried about law and order in the country, he should have first visited Bengal and Tamil Nadu where violence has been so rampant."
Chugh also criticized the Congress leaders for trying to run down the Prime Minister's Moscow visit. He said, "While the prime minister was adding to the nation's international glory, the Congress has only been sulking and trying to hit India's international status."
Earlier in the day, Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Manipur and suggested PM Modi to listen to the people of the state as it will provide "comfort" to the people of Manipur.
Addressing a press conference, Rahul Gandhi said that the Indian government and everybody who considers himself a "patriot" must reach out and "embrace" the people of Manipur and bring peace to Manipur."
Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Monday afternoon reached Imphal to meet the victims of violence at the relief camps in the state.
The Congress leader arrived at the Imphal airport earlier this afternoon to visit relief camps and will call upon Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey this evening.
He is scheduled to meet Governor Anusuiya Uikey, after which he will address a press conference at the Manipur Congress office at 6.15 pm.
Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi visited the Jiribam Higher Secondary School relief camp and offered support to the victims of violence there.
The official handle of the Congress party took to a microblogging site and posted on X, "LoP Rahul Gandhi visits Jiribam Higher Secondary School relief camp, meets victims of violence and offers support in their darkest hour. His third visit to Manipur post-violence shows his unwavering commitment to the people's cause."
Rahul Gandhi also visited the relief camp at Sadbhavna Mandap, in Tuibong, Churachandpur district in Manipur. (ANI)