Gandhi accuses Modi's party of 'murdering India' in Manipur

Reinstated opposition leader kicks up storm in parliament over ethnic conflict

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Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of India's main opposition Congress party, arrives at Parliament in New Delhi on Aug. 7 after his reinstatement as a lawmaker. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- Fresh off his reinstatement as a lawmaker, Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, accusing him of mishandling three months of deadly ethnic violence in the remote northeastern state of Manipur.

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