In a potential embarrassment for the Congress, its leader Kanhaiya Kumar and Purnia MP Pappu Yadav were stopped from boarding an open van which had Rahul Gandhi, RJD Chief Tejashwi Yadav and some other leaders on it.

Finally, after the debacle with the joint statement with the SCO just a few days ago, and with increasing domestic pressure regarding India’s diplomatic outreach, the BRICS declaration strongly condemned the gruesome Pahalgam attacks.

D K Shivakumar clarified there’s no leadership change or cabinet reshuffle planned in Karnataka.