Sharad Yadav merges his party with RJD, says opposition unity needed to defeat BJP

While asserting that opposition unity is necessary to defeat the BJP, former Union minister Sharad Yadav merged his party Loktantrik Janata Dal with Rashtriya Janata Dal.

Asserting that nationwide opposition unity is imperative to defeat the BJP, former Union minister and socialist leader Sharad Yadav on Sunday merged his party Loktantrik Janata Dal with Rashtriya Janata Dal and pitched for coming together of all forces fighting the ruling party.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav welcomed the veteran leader, who had fought some of the keenest Lok Sabha poll battles against his father Lalu Prasad Yadav in the 1990s, into his party’s fold, saying it is a message for the anti-BJP parties to unite to take on the ruling dispensation.

The young RJD leader alleged that the Constitution and democracy are in danger and all parties standing for secularism and social justice must join hands.

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In an apparent swipe at the BJP over its leaders’ support to Hindi film “The Kashmir Files”, he said people are in distress due to price rise and unemployment, and debate should be over these issues instead of some movie setting agenda.

The movie, which seeks to highlight the violent trauma Kashmiri Pandits underwent leading to their exodus from the Valley over three decades back, has been accused by critics, including leaders of opposition parties, of fomenting “hate and division” with its alleged negative portrayal of Kashmiri Muslims.

“Politics of hate is taking place, and the Constitution and democracy are in danger,” Tejashwi Yadav told reporters, thanking Sharad Yadav for showing his faith in him.