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Earlier in the assembly, the Congress members demanded clarifications from the chief minister regarding certain critical remarks made against the Centre in interviews to several national newspapers. The chief whip of the Congress, during the zero hour, described the remarks of the chief minister as "unfortunate".
However, the chief minister told the media later that the release of the two Italians held hostage by the Maoists was the top most priority of his government and he had no intention to get into a verbal duel with the Union Home Minister at this critical moment.