Police used tear gas after a mob damages the BJP office in the Bishnupur district during Rahul Gandhi’s visit.
On June 29, at around 4 PM, a sizable crowd, including youngsters, attacked the BJP office in the Bishnupur district.
An angry mob burned effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and CM Biren Singh in front of the Bishnupur district police station at around 4 PM, damaging the BJP office and denouncing the obstruction Congress leader Rahul Gandhi experienced while travelling from Moirang to Churachanpur.
According to sources, the mob attempted to set the local BJP office on fire, and in the process, half of the office was damaged. On the other side, police stopped and scattered them with numerous rounds of tear gas shells.
The crowd chanted “Narendra Modi Down Down, Amit Shah Down Down” as well. In a separate incident, police deployed multiple bursts of tear gas to disperse a mob that had formed near the BJP regional office in Imphal, Manipur.
This comes after tens of thousands of people protested the killing of two people in the Haraothel village, which is adjacent to the Kangpokpi district, on the streets.
In the evening, one of the bodies was taken to the Khwairamband Women’s Market in the centre of the city. Following this, a sizable crowd, including women, gathered to mourn the deceased from various Imphal neighborhoods.
Many people apparently attempted to remove the police roadblock so that Rahul Gandhi could pass freely, however Bishnupur District police officers stopped Rahul Gandhi’s convoy and police fired a number of tear gas shells to scatter the Congress leader’s followers.
In a television interview, MPCC President K Meghachandra stated that the police action of obstructing Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Churachanpur district was a breach of Indian democratic norms.
Meghachandra remarked that Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Manipur was intended to create peace and togetherness. Later, the Congress leader travelled by helicopter to Churachanpur, where he met with various leaders, spoke with the stranded citizens, and assessed the situation.
The Congress leader will meet with several civil society organisation, student leaders, and stakeholders on June 30 at the Hotel Imphal in Sangai Hall to explore ways to promote peace in the state.
The leader will probably also go to the valley’s refugee camps to assess the situation. Former Chief Minister O. Ibobi, MPCC President K Meghachandra, MLAs Th. Lokeshor and K. Ranjit, former MLA I. Hemochandra, and N. Loken Singh were in attendance with Rahul Gandhi.
