Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met victims of ethnic violence in relief camps and held discussions with Bodoland Territorial Council leaders on the prevailing situation in Assam.
Mr. Gandhi, who arrived in Kokrajhar on a day-long visit to violence-affected areas of Bodoland Territorial Administered District (BTAD) and Dhubri, visited Kathalguri and Gambaribeel relief camps.
He would later go to Salakati in Kokrajhar besides two relief camps in Dhubri district.
Mr. Gandhi met the relief camp inmates and also held discussions with Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) leaders and representatives of other civil organisations in the district regarding the prevailing situation along with relief and rehabilitation being provided to the affected people.
He was accompanied by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Bhubaneswar Kalita.
“AICC is very concerned about the situation as the affected areas are yet to return to total normalcy even after nearly two months of the violence which rocked Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri districts in July,” a senior Congress leader said here.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde had earlier visited the affected areas.
Keywords: Assam ethnic clashes, Bodos-Muslims clashes, Rahul's Assam visit, undocumented migrants issue
Such visits are only cosmetic. They are for the benefit of the politician rather than the victims-- to be used for publicity and promotion.
None of these politicl VIPs--Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and now Rahul Gandhi--has announced any constructive ideas for addressing the problems that led to the conflict that is unlikely to disappear soon.
Let alone fire prevention, this is not even firefighting, but only visiting the ruins after the fire has destroyed the place.
India's Prime Minister in waiting always fails to hit the bull's eyes. After spending days in deep slumber the
prince's dignified visit to refugee camps will not produced any result. One really fails to understand why
Rahul' Gandhi's chemistry of silence on crucial issues.
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