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\nMaking a strong plea for \u201cOpposition unity\u201d ahead of the 2019 General Election, estranged JD-U leader Sharad Yadav today said the country was facing a \u201cgreater challenge\u201d than what was there during Emergency days in 1975.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a function to mark the 115th birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan, organised by the People\u2019s Parliament for Composite Culture, Unity and Development, he said, \u201cUniting Opposition parties to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be the biggest tribute to JP (Jayaprakash Narayan).\u201d<\/p>\n
He went on to add if \u201ccomplete unity\u201d was not possible, \u201cwe should strive for maximum possible unity\u201d. \u201cEven JP allowed that to happen when several Opposition parties had opposed the inclusion of the then Jan Sangh into the Janata Party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
CPM general secretary Sitaram Yachury also recalled a conversation between JP and his party leaders, who objected to the RSS and Jan Sangh\u2019s inclusion into the Janata Party. \u201cBut when JP argued in favour of the Sangh Parivar, our leaders took a leaf out of Mao\u2019s preaching of \u2018marching separately and striking together\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Earlier, noted lawyer Shanti Bhushan, in an apparent dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said, the country was today being \u201cruled by a leader who believes its problems can be solved by good speeches only\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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