Opposition rally HIGHLIGHTS: BJP's 'achhe din' over, says Mamata Banerjee

Tejashwi Yadav accused Modi of being a factory, manufacturer and distributor or lies

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"All the regional parties should be together... we have to regularly meet so that a complete decision should be made... our high command are the people," says former Arunachal Pradesh CM Gegong Apang.

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Hemant Soren says: "The manner in which the country is run, is dangerous for the nation".

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Jignesh Mevani, MLA from Gujarat: "The country is passing through an unprecedented crisis. All parties have to come together to defeat BJP and RSS".

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Samajwadi Party leader Danish Ali said that the rally was an effort to show opposition unity against the BJP. "This is the fight against the divisive forces that want to divide India. This is the effort to fight those forces. We are ready to do anything for a united opposition," he said.

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Cultural programmes have begun at the rally.

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As many as 10,000 security personnel will be deployed in and around the venue of the rally and around 400 police pickets have been set up to ensure foolproof security, the police said.

Lakhs of TMC supporters and workers have started arriving in the city from all over the state.

Vehicular movement around the venue has been restricted, the police said.