Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Opposition leaders gather in unity to target BJP

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee raised slogans such as "Modi Hatao, Loktantra Bachao. Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao

Opposition leaders gathered on Wednesday — for the third time in less than a month — in a show of unity, and mounted an attack against Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). From a common stage in the national capital, they said the current government should be “ousted” in the coming Lok Sabha elections as it was a threat to democracy and constitutional values.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the situation in the country was “more dangerous” than during the Emergency, while her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal said people should not repeat the mistake