Rahul Gandhi to visit violence-hit Manipur on Jun 29, 30
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit violence-hit Manipur from June 29-30 and meet people in relief camps and interact with civil society members, party general secretary K C Venugopal said on Tuesday.
This is the first visit of the Congress leader to the northeastern state embroiled in ethnic violence since May 3.
"Sh. Rahul Gandhi ji will be visiting Manipur on 29-30 June. He will visit relief camps and interact with civil society representatives in Imphal and Churachandpur during his visit," AICC general secretary (organisation) Venugopal tweeted.
Manipur has been burning for nearly two months, and desperately needs a healing touch so that the society can move from conflict to peace, he said.
"This is a humanitarian tragedy and it is our responsibility to be a force of love, not hate," Venugopal added.
The Congress has blamed the BJP and its "divisive politics" for the present situation in the state which seen over 100 deaths in the violence.
Sh. @RahulGandhi ji will be visiting Manipur on 29-30 June. He will visit relief camps and interact with civil society representatives in Imphal and Churachandpur during his visit.
— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) June 27, 2023
Manipur has been burning for nearly two months, and desperately needs a healing touch so that the…
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Govt asks Wikipedia why it should not be treated as publisher instead of intermediary
New Delhi (PTI): The Centre has written to Wikipedia noting numerous complaints of bias and inaccuracies in information provided by it, and asked why it should not be treated as a publisher instead of an intermediary, sources said on Tuesday.
The communication from the Information and Broadcasting ministry said there is a view that a small group exercises editorial control on its pages.
Wikipedia advertises itself as a free online encyclopedia where volunteers can create or edit pages on personalities, issues or various subjects.
The popular online source of information is embroiled in legal cases in India over alleged inaccurate and defamatory content provided by it.
