When Manipur was disturbed, Congress tried to do politics: Rajnath Singh

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while addressing a poll rally in Mizoram slammed the Congress for allegedly playing politics during the Manipur's ethnic crisis.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during his address at a public meeting said, "When Manipur was disturbed, Congress tried to do politics in it. Their political leaders went there despite being told not to go. I believe the wounds of people would only heal when they're kept away from politics...,"

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during his address at a public meeting said, "In the last nine years, Northeast remained peaceful, insurgency either ended or reduced in every state but this year the unfortunate violence that happened in Manipur was very painful for all of us...But I would honestly like to tell you that no political party led this violence. I would not like to accuse any political party. Some situations occurred which led to this violence...Between the two communities in Manipur, some situations and insecurity occurred which led to this violence. To end this, I would request both the communities in Manipur to sit together and resolve this problem..."

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh further urged the warring Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur to have a heart-to-heart conversation to end the trust deficit between the two sides.