Lalu Prasad Yadav said the need of hour is to strengthen the unity and sovereignty of India
Leaders of the Opposition’s india alliance on thursday said they have come together to save the Constitution and democracy in the country, and would evolve a common program as they prepare to take on the ruling bharatiya janata party (BJP). A two-day meet of the indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is being held at Grand Hyatt hotel in Mumbai. Former bihar chief minister Lalu prasad Yadav said the need of the hour is to strengthen the unity and sovereignty of the country, and protect the Constitution and democracy.“The Modi government has failed to address the issues of poverty, unemployment and welfare of farmers. At the india alliance meet, we will work on evolving a common programme. We have to contest elections one-on-one (put up common candidates against the BJP)," the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader said. Yadav’s son and deputy chief minister of bihar Tejashwi Yadav said the maha Gathbandhan came to power in bihar last august and Lalu prasad Yadav and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar decided to work on getting all like-minded parties on board for a larger Opposition alliance.Peoples Democratic party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti said the youth were the strength of the country. “Leaders from jawaharlal nehru to manmohan singh worked to give direction to the youth and set up institutions like JNU, IIMs, ISRO," she said. punjab Chief minister Bhagwant Mann said the formation of the india alliance is aimed at saving the country. “The country’s federal structure is under threat. States which don’t give a mandate to them (BJP) are being harassed. Alliance is not to increase or decrease the number of seats but to save the country," he said.