Jaipur, Sept. 12 -- Former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Manipur is just a formality.

Gehlot said the PM should have visited earlier, suggesting that an earlier visit might have helped restore peace.

Speaking to the reporters, Ashok Gehlot said, "PM Modi is doing a formality. He is going for 4 hours. He should have gone earlier...I even asked Union HM Amit Shah why he is not able to make him understand? ...Maybe if he had gone earlier, peace would have been established sooner..."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting five states, namely Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar from 13th to 15th September (Saturday to Monday), to inaugura...