The officials noted that some casualties were reported in the clash in the violence-hit Kangpokpi district of the state.
The Congress leader has been advised by officials to take a helicopter to Churachandpur rather than drive there.
This is the first visit of Rahul Gandhi to the violence-hit state since the violence broke out on May 3.
The dispute started with Meitei demanding the status of the Scheduled Tribe under the constitution and current tribes in the state opposing its demand.
ITLF's spokesperson Ginza Vualzong remarked that there is no point in talking about peace without a political solution.
The Chief Minister conveyed that the Union Home Minister expressed concern over the changing nature of violence in the state.
The Chief Minister arrived in Delhi from Imphal on Sunday morning and met the Union Home Minister at his residence for nearly 45 minutes.
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The meeting has been attended by various parties including BJP, Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, Lok Janshakti Party, Trinamool Congress, National People’s Party, CPI(M) among others.
The injured soldiers survived a gunshot wound and was evacuated to Military Hospital Leimakhong and is in a stable condition