Senior Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's likely visit to Manipur should not be seen as the end of a goal, but rather as the start on a long journey to bring peace back to the State.

Mr. Gogoi, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on the sidelines of a programme in Guwahati on Friday (September 5, 2025), said, "We cannot say that normalcy has returned to Manipur... there is no elected government, so [Mr.] Modi's visit should not be seen as the end goal. It is only a start on a "long journey to bring peace, justice, reconciliation and democracy back to Manipur," the Congress MP said.