The Centre on Thursday disputed in the Supreme Court the figure pertaining to alleged attacks on Christian institutions and priests, terming the data wrong and claiming the petitioners wanted to keep the pot boiling to sully the image of the country abroad.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to seek reports from various states, including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand on alleged attacks on Christian institutions in India.