New Delhi: A 21 parliament members of the opposition party’s alliance INDIA delegation are going to visit the burning Manipur state on Saturday to assess the ground situation.

The INDIA delegation comprises Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Gaurav Gogoi of the Congress, Sushmita Dev of the Trinamool, DMK’s Kanimozhi, RJD’s Manoj Kumar Jha, and JDU chief Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, among others. This is their first visit to the state since the formation of the Opposition front INDIA.

According to the sources, the opposition INDIA delegation leaders, on a two-day visit, will land in Imphal around noon and take a chopper straight to Churachandpur where they will meet the Kuki tribe leaders, civil society and women groups.

The INDIA delegation will also visit relief camps and meet the victims of violence before returning to Imphal where they will meet the members of the Meitei community, sources added.

The Manipur issue has led to a parliament logjam since the Monsoon Session convened this month, with the Opposition MPs demanding a long discussion on it as well as a statement from the Prime Minister in parliament. But the centre has insisted that Home Minister Amit Shah will respond to the Opposition.

The Opposition INDIA delegation’s visit to Manipur comes exactly a month after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited the state on June 29-30. On the first day of his visit, his convoy was stopped and he flew in a helicopter to the violence-hit Churachandpur district from state capital Imphal.  At least 180 people have died and thousands have been displaced since the violence broke out on May 3.