Nawab Malik: In 2014 Pawar ji said reason for UPA's failure was its leaders expressing views in English & only a few could understand it

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has come forward to unite the opposition parties against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government, Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik said on Saturday.

"Pawar saheb had last week said that he wanted the opposition parties to come together. It is not important who will lead the front. That can be decided later. But, the opposition needs to come together. A front should be made to highlight the issues people have with the policies of the Central government. Pawar Saheb had said he will work towards it," Mr Malik told ANI in Mumbai.

Pawar is celebrating his 80th birthday today. 

"In 2014, Pawar ji had said that the reason for UPA's failure was its leaders who were expressing views in English and only a few could understand it. There was no conversation in Hindi. Now the issue is old, I don't think we should discuss," he added.