PM Modi reaches Manipur's Churachandpur, meets victims of violence

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Over two years after ethnic violence devastated Manipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Churachandpur, the region most affected, where 260 people lost their lives. Despite heavy rain, he traveled 65 km from Imphal airport to meet displaced residents, including the elderly and children, at relief camps in the Peace Ground, accompanied by Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla.

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00:00News that's coming in at the moment.

00:06Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Chura Chantapur in Manipur.

00:09Prime Minister Modi travelled by road from Imphal to Manipur.

00:13Prime Minister Modi is meeting the families of all those who have been hit by violence.

00:18This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Manipur since the ethnic unrest took place in 2023.

00:30Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with the families of those who have been displaced

00:35and those who have been the worst affected by the violence that took place in Manipur.

00:39The ethnic clashes between the Kuki and the Metis in 2023 had led to massive unrest across Manipur.

00:48This was Prime Minister Modi's first visit since the clashes took place.

00:52Massive politics also being played now.

00:54We have seen how the Congress leaders, the Gandhi family, Priyanka Gandhi as well as Rahul Gandhi,

00:58they have commented on Prime Minister Modi's visit.

01:01Priyanka Gandhi said that it is too late for Prime Minister to be visiting Manipur now.

01:06He should have visited Manipur earlier.

01:08Rahul Gandhi said that this trip does not make any difference.

01:12Also he spoke about the fact that the real issue at the moment across the country is vote shoddy.

01:17Visuals that you are seeing on your screens coming in from Chura Chantapur.

01:21Chura Chantapur had become the epicentre of the violent clashes that took place

01:25between the Kukis and the Metis in Manipur in the year 2023.

01:31Prime Minister Modi travelled by road from Imphal to Manipur.

01:34It's raining heavily in Chura Chantapur.

01:41Images that you are seeing on your screens.

01:43Prime Minister Modi meeting with the families of those who were badly affected by the violence.

01:47This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Manipur since the ethnic unrest.

01:51Prime Minister Modi is on a day-long tour to Northeastern states.

01:55After Manipur, he will be visiting Assam.

01:58And before Manipur, he was in Mizoram.

02:00He flagged off three trains.

02:03Those trains will now be connecting Mizoram with one of them.

02:07The Rajdani Express will be connecting as well to the national capital.

02:11All the three will now boost connectivity.

02:13Prime Minister Modi, while he was speaking in Mizoram,

02:20clearly pointed towards the fact that earlier state governments as well as the central government,

02:25they have neglected the development of the Northeastern states.

02:28But BJP very, very clear that they want to make sure that the Northeastern states develop

02:32at the same pace that the rest of the nation is developing.

02:36New markets will also open up for Northeastern products, for Northeastern fruits.

02:44And now with better connectivity, the central government is now hoping

02:48that the economic development of all the Northeastern states will be very swift.

02:54This is Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Manipur.

03:04Manipur saw ethnic clashes taking place for many days.

03:11Almost for 40 days, there were clashes that took place between Kukis and Maitis.

03:16Many people were displaced.

03:18Many, unfortunately, also lost their lives.

03:20At that point, the government had given assistance to all those people,

03:24now Prime Minister Modi, is meeting select few,

03:27those people who were displaced after the ethnic clashes.

03:30My colleague Indujit Kundu is now joining me on the story.

03:33Indujit, we are seeing these pictures.

03:35Prime Minister Narendra Modi smiling, meeting with the families of those who were hit by violence.

03:40This is Prime Minister's first visit to Manipur.

03:44Well, Ashwarya, that's right.

03:45Prime Minister's first and very, very significant visit to Manipur in the last two years.

03:50Ever since the ethnic conflict broke out in the state,

03:55and this is seen as very, very significant by all stakeholders in the road to peace for Manipur.

04:05Prime Minister, of course, the head of the state,

04:07the state of Manipur right now is under President's rule.

04:11So, directly after the central rule right now.

04:14So, in that context, after seven years, after seven months since the President's rule was imposed,

04:20we have seen some semblance of normalcy return in the lives of people on both sides of the ethnic divide.

04:27In Shrachanpur, where the Prime Minister right now is, meeting the Kuki Zoo community.

04:33And also, once he comes back to Imphal Valley, and he will be meeting members of the Mete community.

04:40Now, what is interesting, Ashwarya, is that the weather is extremely inclement.

04:45There is massive, you know, downpour across Manipur right now.

04:49Therefore, the Prime Minister's schedule was tweaked.

04:51He was supposed to land and take the air route and land directly in Shrachanpur, which he could not.

04:57So, he had to land at the Imphal Airport.

04:59And the Prime Minister took the two-hour road trip from Imphal Airport to Shrachanpur.

05:04So, that tells you the kind of significance that the Prime Minister himself attaches to his visit this time,

05:11that he had to undertake that road trip, which is brought with certain security challenges.

05:16But the administrative administration has made full-proof security arrangements for the Prime Minister,

05:22who has now landed at Shrachanpur.

PM Modi reaches Manipur's Churachandpur, meets victims of violence

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