Sharad Pawar has said in an interview that the meeting between BJP and NCP leaders was held at Gautam Adani's residence in Delhi. However, Adani did not participate in the political discussions.
Sharad Pawar said that an NCP-BJP government would have taken shape had there been any truth to the claims by his nephew Ajit Pawar.
With campaigning for the November 20 assembly polls entering the home stretch, Pawar on Tuesday made an emotional appeal to voters to defeat the 'betrayer'
Ajit Pawar, whose NCP is part of the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, also said he would win the Baramati constituency by a margin of more than 1 lakh votes. He is contesting against his nephew and NCP (SP) candidate Yugendra Pawar.
Pawar also criticized the diversion of Maharashtra’s projects and industries to Gujarat, questioning if the Prime Minister serves the entire country or solely Gujarat.
Sharad Pawar's remarks came while he was campaigning in Baramati where his grandnephew Yugendra Pawar will take on Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
The former union minister, said he wanted to speak more on the issue publicly but is refraining from doing so as this would hurt the officials who have shared the information with him.
Addressing a rally on Monday, Baramati MLA Ajit Pawar alleged that "seniors" should have ensured that a family rift is avoided, referencing to Yugendra's candidature.
Sharad Pawar is competing with his nephew Ajit Pawar to establish his party as the 'real NCP'. Meanwhile, Ajit Pawar, contesting from the Baramati assembly seat, faces his own nephew, Yugendra Pawar, a newcomer fielded by NCP (SP).
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He noted that the results of Jammu and Kashmir polls were significant from the country's perspective as the union territory garners more attention globally.
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole said people of the state will never accept a PM making political speeches at official functions. Pawar said the administration in Maharashtra was the best in the country.
The party’s Maharashtra unit president Jayant Patil made the claim in Nashik but did not reveal the party or the leader’s name.
Pawar also said he had not got the CM's appointment so far to discuss the issue
This is the second time in less than a month that NCP leader Pawar publicly admitted he had made a mistake by fielding his wife against NCP (SP) leader Sule, the daughter of his uncle Sharad Pawar, and noted politics should not enter the home.
Addressing party workers at Ghatkopar in Mumbai, Pawar slammed the state government over the collapse of the statue of the legendary warrior king in Sindhudurg district on August 26.
Sharad Pawar has said that changing the government is his priority and that he is not interested in the CM’s post in Maharashtra.
When Nawab Malik was a minister in the MVA government, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis had alleged that he had links with associates of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. Later on, Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate over dubious land deals with alleged members of the D-Company.
The protesters demanded that Sharad Pawar clarify the NCP(SCP)’s stand on Maratha reservation and complained that the party had not done much on the matter.