Rahul Gandhi likely to visit Manipur soon, says State Congress leader

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. File

Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi may visit Manipur in the last week of November or the first week of December, senior State party leader Keisham Meghachandra Singh said on Wednesday (November 11, 2026).

Mr. Singh, who is also Manipur Congress Legislature Party leader, told journalists in Imphal that the party discussed Mr. Gandhi’s visit a few days ago.

“Rahul Gandhi is likely to come to Manipur, although there is no official confirmation yet. He wants to interact with the children of the internally displaced people and meet the youth of the State,” he said.

Mr. Singh said the proposed visit would be Mr. Gandhi’s first since July 2024.

During that visit, Mr. Gandhi travelled to relief camps in Jiribam, Churachandpur and Moirang, met with displaced individuals, and called on former Governor Anusuiya Uikey.

Meanwhile, the Manipur Police said the State government’s proposal to transfer the investigation into the abduction and killing of two Kuki men to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was in an advanced stage.

“The necessary orders are awaited,” Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Lhari Dorjee Lhatoo said.

Paoginlal Hangsing and Tinginlun Chongloi, two residents of Senapati district’s Taphou Kuki village, were abducted on October 28. Their mutilated bodies were found stuffed in sacks on November 1.

“The bodies were recovered from a forested area along the Senapati-Paibung Road, about 14 km east of National Highway 2,” Mr. Lhatoo said, adding that several people were questioned following the abduction of the two Kuki men.

On Wednesday (November 11), the Committee on Tribal Unity, an apex body of Kuki and Zomi communities, announced sit-in protests on November 12. Its demands include justice for the two slain Kuki men and safety for the tribals.