Guwahati, Sept. 13 -- Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Manipur, coming two years after ethnic violence erupted in the state.

Priyanka Gandhi, speaking to reporters in Wayanad, Kerala, said the delay in visiting the violence-hit region was "very unfortunate." She added, "He has allowed what is happening there to continue for so long, with so many lives lost and people facing immense suffering, before deciding to visit. Traditionally, Prime Ministers have visited areas in distress irrespective of party. This visit should have happened much earlier."

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge described Modi's planned three-hour trip as "a...