His reference to Nepal was in connection with the recent political turmoil in the neighbouring country, where violent protests broke out over social media ban.

Police arrested eight people, including a cleric and Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, accusing him of instigating the unrest

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development projects worth over Rs 50,000 crore across telecommunications, railways, higher education, healthcare, skill development and rural housing sectors.