INDIA
Sharad Pawar says there has been an assault on national institutions such as CBI and RBI and the circumstances need a collective assessment of opposition parties
Chandrababu Naidu separately met veteran political leaders Sharad Pawar and Farooq Abdullah on Thursday to outline a common minimum programme (CMP) for an anti-BJP front.
Both the leaders tasked Naidu to reach out to all other opposition leaders and convene a bigger meeting on the issue. Briefing the media, Pawar said there has been an assault on national institutions such as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the circumstances need a collective assessment of opposition parties.
“The situation is deteriorating day by day and in this situation, Chandrababu Naidu and Farooq ji said we should assess the situation and collectively take up the cause. The cause and mission will save the country and save democracy,” Pawar said.
Describing present time as the greatest crisis India faced, Abdullah said, “Today, democracy is in danger. That is why we all met and as Sharadji has said, we will work out a common minimum programme. After convening a meeting with other leaders you will hear what has been achieved.”
Naidu also met former BJP leader Arun Shourie, SP patriarch Mulayam Singh and his son Akhilesh Yadav and RLD chief Ajit Singh to discuss the basic contours of the CMP and united front. Last week, Naidu had met Delhi CM Kejriwal, Mayawati, and Sharad Yadav.