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This BJP government is going ahead in that direction by creating enmity among people and dividing the nation on the lines of religion, language.""It is unfortunate that the Union government has turned deaf and mute to the needs of the people of the country," Kumaraswamy said. The EVM is chor machine.Entire northeast &Extruder replacement parts factory39;burning' because of the Citizenship Amendment Bill: ZNP leader LalduhawmaZoram Nationalist Party leader Lalduhawma said the entire northeast was "burning" because of the Citizenship Amendment Bill.Lalduhawma is also the Leader of Opposition in the Mizoram Assembly alleged that the BJP, RSS are trying to rewrite the history in their own way.Photo: ANI | Twitter"I am in BJP but before that, I am with the people of the country.The former Union Minister made fun of Modi's government's slogan of "sabka saath sabka vikas" and said the apt slogan would be "sabka saath sabka vinash". But we must sacrifice for the country, with a sense of love for it," Shourie said.The Congress was represented officially by Lok Sabha leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge."If speaking truth amounts to rebellion then, of course, I am a rebel," said Shatrughan Sinha. 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 Yadav and Nationalist Congress Party head Sharad Pawar. But from their side, this name (Narendra Modi) has disappointed the country, who is your another name?" Yadav said. They betrayed the nation.While speaking, he urged NC leader Farooq Abdullah did he spoke wrong on this count, to which the NC leader nodded in negative.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."All the people (participating in the event) have the same agenda - to avoid the division of votes, which BJP has always been in favour of."I show the mirror to the party so that they see the truth," said Sinha."Today, there is a feeling of fear in the country, there is a feeling of vengeance.'It was Pakistan's dream to split India into pieces but Modi government did,' says AAP's Arvind KejriwalDelhi # Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called upon people to defeat the "dangerous" BJP government at the Centre at any cost. We have only one ambition - save India, save democracy,” Naidu added.

The policies of this BJP-led central government need to end," Singhvi said.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. Party is bigger than individual and nation is bigger than the party," he said.. They are going to pay a heavy price. Just like animals, they want to purchase the MLAs. The opposition parties should unitedly pitch single candidates against the BJP contestants in the country to win the Lok Sabha poll. Jan Dhan, mudra loan, good governance, smart cities, bringing back black money, two crore jobs, acche din. We have to come forward to stand against it as one," he added. A fascist regime will set in as was done by Hitler in Germany," Kejriwal said.. They have only bought 36 Rafale jets with a large sum of money. I am sure it will be successful," he added..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. They are betraying the nation in a big way."The country is going through an unprecedented crisis with the exploitation of the poor, minorities and Dalits in the four-and-half-year rule of the BJP," the independent MLA from Gujarat said.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. None of these have been fulfilled," he pointed out.Pitch single oppn candidate in each seat against BJP to win LS poll, says Arun ShourieFormer union minister Arun Shourie asked the opposition to work together to throw out the BJP government at the Centre in the coming Lok Sabha polls.Photo: ANI | TwitterSinha, who was in a committee to find a solution to the Kashmir problem said when he had suggested talking to the cross-section of people in the environment of love, he was branded a "Pakistani agent".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.Photo: ANI | Twitter"Five years ago, people gave the mandate for the BJP. We should fight together to strengthen our country," he said.Mevani said that the ‘mahagathbandhan’ will ensure the defeat of the RSS and the BJP and expressed hope that it will form the government in the Centre, will ensure the upholding of the Constitution and will become a true socialist republic.Photo: 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. The opposition parties should approach the Election Commission and the President of India to stop the use of the EVM and bring back the old ballot papers for the sake of transparency," he said.'We are fighting against thieves,' says Hardik Patel Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel said while Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had given a call to fight against the 'goro' (Britishers) "we are fighting against 'choro' (thieves). They also misled the Supreme Court by filing the wrong affidavit.."If the bill was enacted, India will no longer be the place that it used to be. We will stop this poison of Hindutva and radical Hinduism from spreading. 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."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..After Lalduhawma’s speech, Banerjee said her party was against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. These are all slogans. We say people will decide the PM candidate from our side. Its use must be put to an end.SP-BSP alliance led to wave of happiness; BJP worried, says SP's 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."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.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.

Nowhere in the world is the machine used.Here are the updates:'If speaking truth amounts to rebellion then, of course, I am a rebel,' says Shatrughan SinhaEchoing Rahul Gandhi's 'Chowkidar Chor Hai' slogan, BJP's 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.Photo: ANI | Twitter"The next (Lok Sabha) elections will be the second fight for Independence.Photo: ANI | TwitterMishra said this "successful" rally has put its stamp that in order to keep safe Baba Saheb Ambedkar's constitution it is necessary to defeat the BJP government."The Bengal tigress has given the call to oust BJP. BJP is offering bribes to MLAs in the state.Photo: ANI | Twitter"It is not the question of ousting any single person (PM Modi) but of saving the country and honouring the sacrifices of those who fought for its freedom.PM Modi, Amit Shah 'afraid' of the grand alliance, says Cong leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi:Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said PM Modi and BJP president Amit Shah were "afraid" of the grand alliance and that's why they keep on poking fun at it.'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."In Karnataka, it is an elected government but they want to manipulate and destabilise the Karnataka government.NC leader Farooq Abdullah calls EVM a 'chor machine'National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah called the EVM the "chor machine" and demanded that the ballot paper system should be brought back for the sake of transparency.He said the BJP which came to power by showing "false dreams" to the people, after coming to power it initiated "anti-people" policies like demonetization and GST which caused lot of "hardship" to common people, particularly dalits and minorities.He said BJP stood for the Triple Talaq Bill in Parliament but did not pass the Women's Reservation Bill.He blamed the BJP for the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and said people are being divided on religious lines.Talking on Rafale deal, Naidu said, "They have misled the nation on this issue too. Honestly speaking, it is so.Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee convened a mega rally called the “United India Rally” at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground for a grand alliance of opposition parties against the Narendra Modi government."It was Pakistan's dream to split this country into pieces. They gave slogans."At the end of his speech, Kharge said in Hindi, "Manzil door hain, rasta kathin hain, phir bhi pahuchna hain.Mishra, who participated in the opposition rally as an emissary of BSP chief Mayawati sat next to Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on the dais. So we want a secular government at the Centre so that this bill is withdrawn or exemption must be given to the northeast," he said. They are misusing their powers. Whether our hearts meet or not, we should walk holding hands)." Kejriwal added.The aim of the rainbow alliance was to defeat the BJP and form a secular government. We have to come together to put up a one-to-one fight against it.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.'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. 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".Photo: ANI | Twitter"They ask, who is PM candidate of opposition parties.Read: ‘Oppn is united’: Rahul writes to 'Mamata di' a day before mega rally “The entire opposition is united.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.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.""Not only that, the present government is also misusing their powers by influencing premier institutions like CBI and ED," he added. The agricultural growth rate of the country has also slowed down," Naidu added."We have to fight and oust BJP.Apt slogan for Modi govt would be 'sabka saath sabka vinash', says Yashwant Sinha:Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha came down heavily on Modi government saying that this was the first government after Independence which has been playing "mischief" with the developmental statistics."If Modi is back in power, the country will go back 50 years," he said.‘Mahagathbandhan’ will ensure the defeat of RSS, BJP: Jignesh MevaniDalit leader Jignesh Mevani said leader coming to TMC’s rally gives a message for change in the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections.Photo: ANI | Twitter"It will not be an easy work - pitching a single opposition candidate in each seat against the BJP. Our call is to defeat Modi and save the country," he said. 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."Photo: ANI | TwitterPatel also thanked the West Bengal Chief Minister for bringing all the major opposition leaders on one platform and pointing towards 'jansalab' (mass gathering) said it was an indication that BJP is on its way out of power