India, June 8 -- The Congress on Sunday launched an attack on the central government over the tension in Manipur, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being "insensitive" to the suffering of the people of the strife-torn northeastern state.

Taking to X, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The PM has travelled to different parts of the world and visited numerous states of our country to do his trademark inaugurations. But he has NEVER met with political leaders or civil society organisations from Manipur, having outsourced the management of the state's affairs to the Union Home Minister who has failed miserably."

Ramesh's statement comes in the context of tensions reigniting in Manipur's Imphal after the arrest of five members of th...