Congress leaders have accused the BJP of attempting to weaken Opposition parties and engineer defections to secure the numbers required to pass key legislation in Parliament. The remarks came amid speculation over "Operation Tiger" and reports of efforts to lure Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs into the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena

Assam's Manas National Park has recorded zero rhino and tiger poaching cases, he credited the relentless efforts in the state to preserve faunal diversity for the feat