Eyeing 2019 Loksabha election, a united opposition conducted save constitution march at Mumbai on Republic Day.
The galaxy of opposition leaders who attended the silent march included Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan, Janata Dal-United breakaway faction’s leader Sharad Yadav, Communist Party of India-Marxist General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI General Secretary D Raja, and rally convenor and Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana leader Raju Shetti.
Leaders from diverse parties including that of Trinamool Congress, National conference, NCP and some ex-BJP members were also present at the march. The march was joined by about 5000 members.
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To counter the opposition march the Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party took out a ‘Tiranga Yatra` (Tricolour March) in Mumbai and all other districts of the state.
Top leaders of BJP Mumbai took part in the march. Maharashtra chief minister Fadnavis even attacked opposition for holding the march.
“The Constitution is intact. What they held today was a `Save Party` rally and not `Save Constitution` rally,” Fadnavis said.
He said when they (Congress-NCP) were in power, they indulged in rampant corruption and didn`t remember the Constitution.
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