Photo: ANI | Twitter"They ask, who is PM candidate of opposition
parties."Oppn parties should forget their differences, fight BJP unitedly, says
Deve GowdaFormer Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda said with the general elections
close at hand, the opposition parties should forget their differences and come
together to fight the BJP unitedly.At the rally, Kharge, the leader of the
Congress party in the Lok Sabha, read out a message from Sonia Gandhi,
highlighting the "crisis" looming over the country with farmers and fishermen
living under immense strain. Jan Dhan, mudra loan, good governance, smart
cities, bringing back black money, two crore jobs, acche din.However, Congress
president Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi have given the rally a miss
but on Friday Gandhi wrote to Banerjee extending his “support” to the rally. The
agricultural growth rate of the country has also slowed down," Naidu
added.Photo: ANI | Twitter"Five years ago, people gave the mandate for the BJP.
They are misusing their powers.
"At the end of his speech, Kharge said in Hindi, "Manzil door hain, rasta
kathin hain, phir bhi pahuchna hain. They also misled the Supreme Court by
filing the wrong affidavit.Democratic government at the Centre is headed by some
undemocratic persons, says KumaraswamyKarnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy
said that in 70 years, the country has seen an emergence of strong regional
parties which have played important roles to protect the interest of their own
states and understanding the emotions of their own people. They are going to pay
a heavy price. Party is bigger than individual and nation is bigger than the
party," he said..Narendra Modi is a publicity PM, we want a performing PM, says
Chandrababu Naidu"Narendra Modi is a publicity PM, we want a performing PM,"
said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.Whether our hearts meet or
not, we should walk holding hands, says Mallikarjun KhargeRepresenting the
Congress at mega rally, Mallikarjun Kharge said party chief Rahul Gandhi and UPA
chairperson Sonia Gandhi had sent their good wishes for the rally.Kharge as the
emissary of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, said, "Till we (opposition parties) unite,
we will have to continue seeing Modi and Shah trample democracy and the secular
values of the country.Here are the updates:If speaking truth amounts to
rebellion then, of course, I am a rebel, says Shatrughan SinhaEchoing Rahul
Gandhis Chowkidar Chor Hai slogan, BJPs disgruntled MP Shatrughan Sinha attacked
PM Modi while sharing dais with opposition leaders and said he was ready to be
declared a "rebel" if speaking the truth amounted to rebellion.
The present union government gives incentives, tax rebates and subsidies to
industries, but farmers are treated differently.Among the first to make an
appearance were Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, DMK chief MK Stalin,
former BJP leader Arun Shourie, Loktantrik Janata Dal chief Sharad PVC
injection molding machine Manufacturers Yadav and Nationalist Congress Party
head Sharad Pawar."It was Pakistans dream to split this country into pieces.
This BJP government is going ahead in that direction by creating enmity among
people and dividing the nation on the lines of religion, language.Stating that a
question often asked is who would be the prime minister after Modi, he said the
opposition leaders must have confidence that they can give a stable government
for five years.Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee convened a
mega rally called the “United India Rally” at Kolkatas Brigade Parade Ground for
a grand alliance of opposition parties against the Narendra Modi government.
Whether our hearts meet or not, we should walk holding hands)."If speaking truth
amounts to rebellion then, of course, I am a rebel," said Shatrughan
Sinha.SP-BSP alliance led to wave of happiness; BJP worried, says SPs Akhilesh
YadavSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the coming together of the SP and
the BSP has led to a wave of happiness in the country and left a worried BJP to
hold meeting after meeting to devise a strategy to win even one seat in Uttar
Pradesh.Read: ‘Oppn is united’: Rahul writes to Mamata di a day before mega
rally “The entire opposition is united. BJP is offering bribes to MLAs in the
state. None of these have been fulfilled," he pointed out."If Modi is back in
power, the country will go back 50 years," he said. These are all
slogans.Talking on Rafale deal, Naidu said, "They have misled the nation on this
issue too. They have only bought 36 Rafale jets with a large sum of money. We
have only one ambition - save India, save democracy,” Naidu added.Photo: ANI |
Twitter"The next (Lok Sabha) elections will be the second fight for
Independence."I show the mirror to the party so that they see the truth," said
Sinha. But from their side, this name (Narendra Modi) has disappointed the
country, who is your another name?" Yadav said. A fascist regime will set in as
was done by Hitler in Germany," Kejriwal said. They are betraying the nation in
a big way. Our call is to defeat Modi and save the country," he said.
ANI | TwitterStating that India is one of the strongest democracies in the
world, Kumaraswamy said, "But today we are witnessing a day where the democratic
government (at the Centre) is headed by some undemocratic persons.BSP-SP
alliance started the process to uproot BJP govt, says BSP leader Satish Chandra
MishraSenior Bahujan Samaj Party leader Satish Chandra Mishra said the BSP-SP
alliance in Uttar Pradesh has started the process of uprooting the "anti-Dalit"
and "anti-Minority" NDA government at the Centre. We will stop this poison of
Hindutva and radical Hinduism from spreading.""Not only that, the present
government is also misusing their powers by influencing premier institutions
like CBI and ED," he added. Just like animals, they want to purchase the MLAs.
Dil mile na mile, kamse kam haath mila kar chalo (The destination is far and the
road is difficult but still, we have to reach there.""It is unfortunate that the
Union government has turned deaf and mute to the needs of the people of the
country," Kumaraswamy said.
The herculean task of seat-sharing for the coming Lok Sabha elections has to
be addressed to ensure direct fight against the BJP, he said. They gave
slogans.Photo: ANI | Twitter"I am in BJP but before that, I am with the people
of the country..Photo: ANI | Twitter"If the (Narendra) Modi-(Amit) Shah combine
continues to rule the country by winning the 2019 elections, it will change the
Constitution and further elections will never take place. I extend my support to
Mamata Di on this show of unity and hope that we send a powerful message of a
united India together," Rahul Gandhi wrote in the letter. Comparing the NDA
government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the present dispensation led by PM
Modi, he said that the present regime is "dictatorial" and "autocratic".It was
Pakistans dream to split India into pieces but Modi government did, says AAPs
Arvind KejriwalDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called upon people to defeat
the "dangerous" BJP government at the Centre at any cost. They betrayed the
nation."In Karnataka, it is an elected government but they want to manipulate
and destabilise the Karnataka government."He (PM Modi) promised that the income
of the farmers will be doubled but in reality, farmers are still reeling under
the poverty, they are not getting Minimum Support Price and are also committing
suicide due to weak policies. We say people will decide the PM candidate from
our side.Upcoming LS polls will be second freedom struggle for India, says MK
StalinDMK president M K Stalin said the upcoming general elections will be akin
to the second freedom struggle for people of India to fight against the "radical
Hinduism" of the BJP." Kejriwal added