Exuding confidence of forming a grand alliance against "communal" BJP before 2019 general elections, former JD(U) MP Sharad Yadav says a fight for social justice alone can stop the communalism being spread by the BJP.
"The biggest fight in the country is for social justice. Only this can stop the communalism being spread by the BJP. I am touring the entire country and meeting people. I hope a grand alliance will come up against the BJP by 2019," he told PTI.
Yadav, who was once the NDA convenor said, "I am working to unite parties against the BJP as its ideology is communal. When I was the NDA convenor, it was under leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani and it had a national agenda, which has changed now."
Asked about his role in the alliance proposed by him, Yadav said, "Let it materialise first. My objective is to unite opposition. I have been an MP for eleven terms and resigned four times. This time around, I've got time (after revocation of his membership following dispute in JD(U) to travel across the country and unite people."
The BJP has abandoned political dignity and morality. Its only agenda is to grab power by forming government."
Asked about the fears against misuse of EVMs, Yadav said, "Even Hitler could not suppress the people's will. Gorakhpur and Phulpur elections too were held through EVMs."
Asked about the possible seat he may chose to contest the next Lok Sabha elections, Yadav said, "I have not yet decided about my self."
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