Congress leader Abhishek Dutt on Sunday protested against the India-Pakistan Asia Cup match and said that there was no need to participate in the match.
Following the visit, Bishop of Thamarassery, Remigiose Inchananiyil, said representation of their community in the Parliament and man-animal conflict in the region were the main issues discussed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, during his first visit to Manipur post the violence in 2023, appealed to various ethnic groups in Manipur to shun violence and work towards restoring peace in the State.
Earlier in the day, Congress leader P Chidambaram criticised PM Modi's Manipur visit, accusing him of failing to apologise for not coming earlier and questioning the short duration of his stay.
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Jayant Patil on Sunday slammed the Central government over India Pakistan cricket match in the Asia Cup, alleging that their "colour keeps changing after every month."
PM Modi was addressing a gathering in Assam's Golaghat, where he inaugurated the Assam Bioethanol Plant. He also laid the foundation stone of the Polypropylene Plant at Numaligarh Refinery Limited
Speaking to ANI, Maurya said that the match is going ahead due to certain complusions related to participation in international competitions while admitting that no Indian wants this fixture to happen.
Sharpening his attacks, Prime Minister Modi further accused Congress of not standing with the Indian armed forces, adding that the opposition party's agenda is solely focused on propagating lies coming from Pakistan.
Referring to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks back in 2019, PM Modi said that he can tolerate "gaaliyan" (abuses) hurled at him but not at Bhupen Da.
Speaking to ANI, the Congress MP said, "If this information is correct and true, then India needs to take it to the Financial Action Task Force. If money provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is being used to reconstruct the headquarters of a UN-designated terror organisation, La