uddhav seeks oppn unity over cjp protests
Mumbai, July 23 -- A day after meeting protesters at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Tuesday evening, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday continued attacking the central government over its "undemocratic" handling of the youth-led agitation, while stressing the need for better coordination among opposition parties to effectively counter the government.
Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Thackeray urged the government to engage in dialogue with the protesters and questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unwilling to listen to public sentiment.
"You want the country to listen to your 'Mann Ki Baat', but you are not ready to listen to jann ki baat (what people are saying). You brutally attacked students. This is not what Hindutva teaches us. What's the difference between you and Ravan?" he said, adding, "Is the government conspiring to create anarchy in the country?"
Before leaving for Mumbai, Thackeray also spoke to the leader of the opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, to discuss how opposition parties could support the student-led protest in the coming days.
Thackeray had reached Delhi on Tuesday evening, a day after the Delhi police resorted to a lathi charge and used tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters attempting to march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament....
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