Govt’s ‘dictatorship’ should be fought with non-violence:Pawar

TIL Desk/National/Mumbai/ Against the backdrop of JNU violence, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the BJP-led central government is using “dictatorial” policies which need to be answered through the non-violent way of Mahatma Gandhi.

He was speaking after flagging of the ‘Gandhi Shanti Yatra’ of former Union minister Yashwant Sinha in the city, where former Maharashtra chief minister and Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan and state minister Nawab Malik were present.

“The government is using dictatorial policies. What happened in JNU is being opposed across the country. The government’s dictatorship needs to be answered with Gandhiji’s way of non-violence,” a statement said quoting Pawar, after the yatra was launched at the Gateway of India here.

Pawar also said that an atmosphere of fear is prevailing in the country on the Citizenship Amendment Act and the Nation Register of Citizens. He accused the government of creating a situation where people are feeling that they will have to stay in camps set up by government in case they do not have required documents.