Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making a reference to the State in his remarks on the sexual violence in Manipur and said his comments had “hurt the self-respect” of the people of the State. Mr. Gehlot also asked why Mr. Modi had not visited Manipur so far.
Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Gehlot said that Mr. Modi, who was visiting various States for the election campaign and travelling to foreign countries, could not even get time to hold a meeting in Manipur and review the situation there. “Manipur is a part of our country. It has a BJP government,” he added.
“Imagine what Mr. Modi would have said if Manipur was a Congress-ruled State,” Mr. Gehlot said. Expressing serious concern over the situation in the north-eastern State, he said Manipur Chief Minister had admitted that over 100 incidents of rape had taken place, while reports about nearly 4,000 FIRs having been registered were coming from the State.
