Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Sunday said the youth must come forward in the fight against the wrong policies of the Centre, which he claimed was like a new "fight for freedom".

Speaking at an event to mark the death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak here, Patole said the Narendra Modi government was "taking away the freedom of the people", adding that the BJP was part of a system that never contributed to the country's struggle for Independence.