"Opposition Wants To Discuss Manipur, Then Shifts Goalpost": N Sitharaman

Union Minister N Sitharaman said the government has agreed to discuss the Manipur ethnic violence in parliament, but the opposition has not allowed that to happen

Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tore into the opposition today over not letting parliament function by "changing goal posts" over the Manipur crisis.

She said the government has agreed to discuss the Manipur ethnic violence in parliament, but the opposition has not allowed that to happen.

"People have come to Manipur, spoken to people there and come back. We want to hear what they heard from people in Manipur," Ms Sitharaman told reporters today.