Responding to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh remarks, Manipur CM Biren Singh defended his recent apology for the state's violence, attributing the turmoil to Congress's historical actions. He further called for unity and healing among communities affected by conflict.
While Priyanka Chaturvedi turned a mourning moment of the nation into a political battlefield, it soon became clear that the Shiv Sena UBT leader had conveniently forgotten the remarks of her party leader about Manmohan Singh.
A 19-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on the university campus after which the police arrested one man identified as Gnansekaran in the case. The incident has notably sparked massive political outrage in the state with the state failing to handle the situation and opposition demanding change of governance.
Suvendu Adhikari informed that the police did not take action against the accused because they constituted the core vote bank of Mamata Banerjee's party.
The BJP leader post-arrest alleged that the police had not registered any FIR against him and that he was arrested by the authorities negligently. The counter complaint has been filed against the Congress leaders at Khanapura police station, Belgavi.