New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- Despite massive protests across the country against the newly-enacted CAA, NRC, and the violence against students among other issues, the oppositions failed to put up a united front against the government at the Centre as number of major opposition parties, including BSP, AAP and TMC turned down a call by Sonia Gandhi, the interim Chief of the grand old party, Congress for a meet against the Centre.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) and even Congress' ally Shiv Sena refused to attend the meeting of "like-minded parties" to formulate a joint strategy to counter the Union government on Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the pr...