Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday mocked at the opposition party meeting, saying that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav were "daydreaming" reminding them of their "suffering" during the Emergency imposed by late
Violence gripped Manipur on May 3 after clashes erupted during a rally organised by the All Tribals Students Union (ATSU) to protest the demand for the inclusion of Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list.
Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar, who had convened the meeting of opposition leaders, said at the joint press conference that opposition parties decided to fight the elections together.
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Friday expressed his inability to attend the all-party meeting which will be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the Manipur situation.
Slamming the opposition meet, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday asked to see the 'track record' of the leaders assembled in Bihar today including those from Congress.
The party said in its statement that until the Congress publicly denounces the "black ordinance" and declares that all 31 of its RS MPs will oppose the ordinance in the Rajya Sabha, it will be difficult for AAP to participate in future meetings of like-minded parties where the Congress is
Questioning the timing of the all-party meeting called by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 24, to discuss the prevailing situation in Manipur in the wake of ethnic violence and clashes, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said it is being convened at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said senior MP Derek O'Brien will represent her party, the Trinamool Congress, at the all-party meeting on the prevailing situation in Manipur.
"Well after 50 days of death and destruction in Manipur, HM @AmitShah's call for an all-party meeting is too little too late. The government only woke up after Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji's address to the people of Manipur," KC Venugopal said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will convene an all-party meeting on June 24 in the national capital to discuss the situation in Manipur, Home Ministry Spokesperson said on Wednesday.