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Those who believe in democracy and secularism must come together and draw up a “time-bound action programme”, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar said after taking part in a virtual meeting of Opposition leaders convened by Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday.
He appreciated the initiative to organise a meeting of like-minded parties in view of the present circumstances in the country, the former Union minister said on Twitter.
“The current scenario in India appears very gloomy. Farmers are protesting for many months, it’s an anguishing picture for a democratic country like India. The nation is facing many issues like inflation, economic slowdown, Covid mitigation, unemployment, border disputes, issue of the minority communities etc,” he tweeted.
The present government has failed to address these issues, he said.
“Those who believe in democracy and secularism, those who like to work together for saving the democratic principles and ethos of our country must come together,” Pawar said.