Despite the Election Commission s repeated appeals, over 19 per cent licensed arms were not deposited with authorities in Manipur, where two phases polling to the 60-member Assembly would be held on February 27 and March 5.
Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday took a jibe at Bharatiya Janata Party stating that it will lose majority in all the five poll-bound states as the party does not have any issue to speak about.
Two Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel sustained splinter injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Manipur on Sunday, which escalated tension in the poll-bound state.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday emphasised India s tough position against terrorism in poll-bound Punjab and said the aerial strike following terror attacks had sent a clear message that if anyone tries to harm us, India won t leave them, and if needed, we will cross the boundary to kill them.