'BJP bhagao, Desh Bachao ' rally a good start but Oppn needs to set aside its myopia

Despite the cat and mouse game, the Opposition unity project is off to a commendable start

The ‘BJP Bhagao, Desh Bachao‘ rally, called by the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Patna on Sunday, had assumed great significance, especially after the Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar, comprising the RJD and Janata Dal (United), collapsed last month. Projected to showcase opposition strength in the face of that debacle, it was the first such gathering of various political parties and their supporters. The grand call to “oust the BJP and save the country” at a time when the saffron party is in power in all the north Indian states, except Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Punjab, was not