New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khra on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting Assam instead of neighboring Manipur while booking a flight ticket for him from Guwahati to Imphal.In a post on He believed the Prime Minister’s presence might have a calming influence on the beleaguered people.
“Honey Prime Minister Narendra Modiwe know that poll-bound states are always your top priority. But Manipur should not be abandoned. The state has been burning since 2023 — and is burning again,” Kayla wrote. He noted that Prime Minister Modi was in Assam, adding that Manipur was “only an hour away” and appealed to him to extend his visit to Imphal. In a sarcastic gesture, Hera also shared what he said was a flight ticket from Guwahati to Imphal, urging the Prime Minister to “show that the Prime Minister cares”.The call comes amid renewed tensions in parts of Manipur. On February 6, protests in Churachandpur district against the swearing-in of the state’s new deputy chief ministers Nemcha Kipgen and Losii Dikho turned violent, with security forces clashing with demonstrators.Police said the unrest started in the Tuibong Main Market area around 6pm when a large group of young protesters tried to push security personnel back to their barracks. Miscreants also set fire to several houses in villages around Litan in Ukhrul district earlier this week, officials said.Manipur police said that although the situation in the affected areas remains tense, it is basically under control. A joint control room has been set up at Litan police station to coordinate security measures and senior police officers are camping in the area to closely monitor the situation.The overall law and order situation across the state remained normal during the past 24 hours, the police added.Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi made a historic landing at the Northeast’s first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) aboard a C-130J aircraft located in Dibrugarh district.After arriving, Prime Minister Modi took off from Chabua Airport and landed at ELF Airport in Moran, a section of National Highway 37.The Rs 100-crore ELF, a 4.2-km fortified stretch on Moran Bypass inaugurated by the Prime Minister, will serve as a strategic multi-purpose runway for Indian Air Force fighter jets and transport aircraft, enhancing defence, logistics and disaster response, officials said.The facility is designed for both civilian and military use and can serve as an alternative facility to the Dibrugarh airport in case of emergency, they said.The Prime Minister was received by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Air Marshal AP Singh and other Assam cabinet ministers at the ELF.
