Hitting out at the opposition's I.N.D.I.A. alliance, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that parties "who used to hate each other" are now coming together "like a family."
The Centre on Thursday through its affidavit informed the Supreme Court that the approach of the Central government is of “zero tolerance towards any crimes against women” and apprised it that it has decided to transfer the case of the viral video of two women to the CBI.
However, a team of opposition MPs belonging to I.N.D.I.A is slated to visit Manipur on July 29 and 30 amid their demand for a detailed discussion in Parliament on the situation in the state, which has seen ethnic violence.
As Trinamool Congress (TMC) is set to move a resolution on Manipur in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendhu Adhikari on Thursday said that this resolution is politically motivated.
Congress MP Randeep Surjewala on Thursday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the prevailing situation in Manipur and alleged that the ruling party thinks of Manipur as if it is Pakistan".
Amid the prevailing situation in Manipur, the law and order situation has been relatively better in the state, the government sources said on Thursday.
Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "disrespecting" the Parliament with his absence from the House and instead making political speeches in poll-bound Rajasthan.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), while reacting to the US State Department’s statement on the Manipur viral video, said that “authorities are taking action to bring perpetrators to justice and restore peace in Manipur.”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed his surprise on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not said a word about the situation in Manipur. Gandhi stated that when the state of the country is burning, one would expect the Prime Minister to say something.