<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday visited two relief camps at Moirang in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, party officials said.</p>.<p>Gandhi, who reached Moirang by a chopper from Imphal around 9.30 am, met a number of affected people and listened to their plight.</p>.<p>Party sources said both the camps that Gandhi visited shelter around 1,000 people.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/manipur-going-through-very-difficult-time-rahul-gandhi-as-bjp-congress-trade-barbs-over-his-visit-1232461.html" target="_blank">Manipur going through very difficult time: Rahul Gandhi as BJP, Congress trade barbs over his visit</a></strong></p>.<p>Gandhi was accompanied by former Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh, party general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal, PCC president Keisham Meghachandra Singh and former MP Ajay Kumar.</p>.<p>Moirang is historically known as the town where the INA hoisted the Indian tricolour in 1944.</p>.<p>Gandhi will also meet intellectuals and civil society representatives in Imphal during the day, they said.</p>.<p>On Thursday, he had visited relief camps in Churachandpur, one of the worst affected towns in the ethnic rioting, which has plagued the northeastern state for the last two months.</p>.<p>High drama ensued during the trip, as his convoy of cars was stopped at Bishnupur by the local police, fearing the carcade may face attacks.</p>.<p>Gandhi eventually turned back and flew down to Churachandpur by a helicopter. The Congress leader is on a two-day visit to Manipur to “bring a healing touch” to local communities.</p>
<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday visited two relief camps at Moirang in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, party officials said.</p>.<p>Gandhi, who reached Moirang by a chopper from Imphal around 9.30 am, met a number of affected people and listened to their plight.</p>.<p>Party sources said both the camps that Gandhi visited shelter around 1,000 people.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/manipur-going-through-very-difficult-time-rahul-gandhi-as-bjp-congress-trade-barbs-over-his-visit-1232461.html" target="_blank">Manipur going through very difficult time: Rahul Gandhi as BJP, Congress trade barbs over his visit</a></strong></p>.<p>Gandhi was accompanied by former Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh, party general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal, PCC president Keisham Meghachandra Singh and former MP Ajay Kumar.</p>.<p>Moirang is historically known as the town where the INA hoisted the Indian tricolour in 1944.</p>.<p>Gandhi will also meet intellectuals and civil society representatives in Imphal during the day, they said.</p>.<p>On Thursday, he had visited relief camps in Churachandpur, one of the worst affected towns in the ethnic rioting, which has plagued the northeastern state for the last two months.</p>.<p>High drama ensued during the trip, as his convoy of cars was stopped at Bishnupur by the local police, fearing the carcade may face attacks.</p>.<p>Gandhi eventually turned back and flew down to Churachandpur by a helicopter. The Congress leader is on a two-day visit to Manipur to “bring a healing touch” to local communities.</p>