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NEW DELHI: NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar took a swipe at Narendra Modi on Monday and said that power has been centralised in the hands of the Prime Minister as everyone who speaks against him is sent to jail. “This is not democracy, it is dictatorship,” said Pawar.
Addressing a public rally in Maharashtra’s Baramati, Pawar said, “When I was the Union agriculture minister, I helped the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi without any partiality, but today the same person is making personal comments against me.”
“Today, if someone comments against the PM, then action is taken against them.Jharkhand CM spoke against the PM, and he was sent to jail. Arvind Kejriwal who made a statement against the PM has also been sent to jail. This is not democracy, it is dictatorship. Today, the power has been centralised in the hands of Modi, we need to release it from him,” he added.
Reacting to Fadnavis’ recent statement regarding the Baramati battle not being a clash between Pawar family members but rather between PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi, the NCP (SP) chief questioned whether Rahul Gandhi was visiting Baramati to canvass for votes.
“Is he coming here to seek votes? Is Modi coming here? This is a new thing now. They are not talking about voting for Maharashtra; they are talking about Modi or Gandhi. For me, this election is all about seeing how the collective power of voters here can pave the way for good work at the national level,” he said.
Reflecting on his nephew and Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s decision to align with BJP, he questioned the motives behind such actions.
“Today BJP is not a party concerned about the common people and farmers in rural areas. The party is of a handful of people, so the common voters did not vote (for Ajit Pawar-led NCP) to go with the BJP,” he said.
In the last state assembly polls, the people of Baramati voted wholeheartedly, and voting was in the name of the (then undivided) NCP, the former Union minister said.
“Today, some people have forgotten that fact and are going on a different path. I think it is the wrong path, one should stop going on that path, and people should come to the right path,” he said.
Sharad Pawar batted for his daughter and sitting Baramati MP Supriya Sule, who is the NCP (SP) nominee from the seat, saying there is no need for him to tell about the candidate as Parliament speaks for her.
“Supriya’s name is among three parliamentarians who have done excellent work with 90 per cent attendance. So far, no one has levelled a single allegation against her. I have nominated her to put forth your side in Parliament. I would like to ask you to vote for the new symbol (of his party after split in NCP), ‘man blowing tutari’, which has reached the grassroot level in the constituency,” he said.
In Baramati, Supriya Sule is facing off against Sunetra Pawar, the NCP candidate and wife of Ajit Pawar.
The elections for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra will take place in five phases from April 19 to May 20. Specifically in Baramati, polling is scheduled for May 7.
With agency inputs
Addressing a public rally in Maharashtra’s Baramati, Pawar said, “When I was the Union agriculture minister, I helped the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi without any partiality, but today the same person is making personal comments against me.”
“Today, if someone comments against the PM, then action is taken against them.Jharkhand CM spoke against the PM, and he was sent to jail. Arvind Kejriwal who made a statement against the PM has also been sent to jail. This is not democracy, it is dictatorship. Today, the power has been centralised in the hands of Modi, we need to release it from him,” he added.
Reacting to Fadnavis’ recent statement regarding the Baramati battle not being a clash between Pawar family members but rather between PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi, the NCP (SP) chief questioned whether Rahul Gandhi was visiting Baramati to canvass for votes.
“Is he coming here to seek votes? Is Modi coming here? This is a new thing now. They are not talking about voting for Maharashtra; they are talking about Modi or Gandhi. For me, this election is all about seeing how the collective power of voters here can pave the way for good work at the national level,” he said.
Reflecting on his nephew and Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s decision to align with BJP, he questioned the motives behind such actions.
“Today BJP is not a party concerned about the common people and farmers in rural areas. The party is of a handful of people, so the common voters did not vote (for Ajit Pawar-led NCP) to go with the BJP,” he said.
In the last state assembly polls, the people of Baramati voted wholeheartedly, and voting was in the name of the (then undivided) NCP, the former Union minister said.
“Today, some people have forgotten that fact and are going on a different path. I think it is the wrong path, one should stop going on that path, and people should come to the right path,” he said.
Sharad Pawar batted for his daughter and sitting Baramati MP Supriya Sule, who is the NCP (SP) nominee from the seat, saying there is no need for him to tell about the candidate as Parliament speaks for her.
“Supriya’s name is among three parliamentarians who have done excellent work with 90 per cent attendance. So far, no one has levelled a single allegation against her. I have nominated her to put forth your side in Parliament. I would like to ask you to vote for the new symbol (of his party after split in NCP), ‘man blowing tutari’, which has reached the grassroot level in the constituency,” he said.
In Baramati, Supriya Sule is facing off against Sunetra Pawar, the NCP candidate and wife of Ajit Pawar.
The elections for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra will take place in five phases from April 19 to May 20. Specifically in Baramati, polling is scheduled for May 7.
With agency inputs
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