Ahead of Eid-al-Adha also known as Bakrid, the prices of sacrificial goats have spiked up in Madhya Pradesh's capital city Bhopal where a seller has priced goats between Rs 50,000 to Rs 7.5 lakhs.
Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Tuesday defended former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks made in December 2006 that the minorities, particularly Muslim minorities, should have first claim on the country's resources.