Bhubaneswar, May 17 -- Reacting to the all-party delegation's visit to different countries, Odisha Minister Prithviraj Harichandan on Saturday said that the Union government is doing this to save mankind from the "cancerous disease of terrorism."

"The Union government is doing this to strengthen our country's position and create a consciousness regarding terrorism. This will help the globe to save mankind from the cancerous disease of terrorism," the Odisha Minister said.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Sandeep Dixit asserted that the Congress has done this before, adding that he has also been a part of such multi-party delegations earlier.

"We have done this before as well. On important issues, a group of leaders from all parties always go...