Government, opposition stick to their stand on Manipur; Parliament adjourned

​​The government’s response that Manipur issues can be discussed but only the home minister would reply resulted in Opposition protests and adjournments. According to Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Sonia Gandhi personally urged the PM to discuss the Manipur issue in the House when Narendra Modi, as part of his exchange of pleasantries with senior Opposition MPs in the House on the opening day, enquired about her well-being.