New Delhi, June 23 -- Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has expressed displeasure over the recent split within the Shiv Sena (UBT), while emphasising the need for opposition unity, stressing that if democracy is not secured at present, then "all of us can just pack up and leave and go home."

Speaking to ANI, Khurshid termed the development a "regretful" matter and a step towards "destroying" democracy. He also highlighted the declining importance of the anti-defection law under these circumstances, saying that the judiciary has been harsh towards implementing the legislation; however, the overall picture of the matter is "vague" and "ambiguous."

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