Referring to the BJP, he said, “The aim is to stand against the ideology that wants to destroy the foundation of the country.”
Leaders from half a dozen opposition parties participated in the rally, the largest opposition gathering in India’s then Muslim-majority state, which Modi’s government reorganized into two federally administered territories in August 2019.
Communist Party of India general secretary D. Raja said at the rally, “All secular parties should come together to free the country from the BJP.”
Several other opposition leaders could not attend the rally as flights were canceled at the Srinagar airport due to heavy snowfall.
The Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has controlled the Congress party for decades, but has also overseen its recent decline. After the last election, Rahul Gandhi resigned from the post of Congress President.
