The BJP on June 29 used sharp words to describe Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to violence-hit Manipur, terming it as “irresponsible behaviour” that was deeply insensitive to the prevailing conditions in the State.
The remarks were made by BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra, who is also the national secretary in charge of Manipur, at a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi. Mr. Patra said that the local administration had asked Mr. Gandhi to visit Churanchandpur in a helicopter instead of by road, in view of the prevailing tension in the State, but he refused and went on to visit the area by road.
“It is very sad that with that stubbornness, Rahul Gandhi went to Manipur; it was not right. Sensitivity is far more important than stubbornness when there is such a situation,” Mr. Patra said.
