Do Not Aggravate The Situation: BJP To Opposition Over Manipur Visit

Former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said he has no objection to opposition leaders visiting the violence-hit state but they should not aggravate the situation there.

The BJP asked the opposition parties on Friday to desist from aggravating the situation in Manipur while accusing it of seeking to create tension in the state after doing so in Parliament.

While former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said he has no objection to opposition leaders visiting the violence-hit state but they should not aggravate the situation there, another BJP MP Ravi Kishan, also an actor, took a jibe at them, saying they should also visit Pakistan and China where there is a lot of demand for them.

Ravi Shankar Prasad said opposition MPs are creating tension in Parliament by continuously disrupting its proceedings and "running away" from a debate on the issue despite the government expressing its willingness for it, he said.