MPs from the opposition alliance INDIA will visit Manipur on July 29 and 30 to assess the situation in the north-eastern State which is riven with ethnic violence since May 3.
A delegation of over 20 Opposition members of parliament will visit Manipur this weekend and will take a first-hand account of the situation in the state, Congress whip in Lok Sabha Manickam Tagore told PTI.
The Opposition leaders have been seeking to visit the violence-hit State for sometime but were denied permission in view of the situation there.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, however, had visited a few places in Manipur earlier.
Several MPs of the 26-party alliance INDIA will be part of the delegation.
They have been demanding a discussion in both houses of Parliament on Manipur, and also a statement from the Prime Minister on the current situation there.
