Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and said he has never seen a prime minister whose speeches “were not based on facts and reality”.
“I have never seen a prime minister earlier whose speeches were not based on facts and reality. He is satisfied with targeting me and Uddhav Thackeray,” Pawar was quoted by PTI as saying.
Pawar reportedly alleged that PM Modi doesn’t talk about the basic issues that people face and diverts their attention.
Wondering why Maharashtra was voting in five phases in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Pawar said, “It is because Modi can campaign here as much as possible…Those in power are worried.”
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Sharad Pawar alleged that PM Modi’s frequent remark that if voted to power, the INDIA bloc would bring reservation based on religion, was an attempt to create social tension. “We have never said this. This is Modi’s creation,” Pawar was quoted as saying.
“PM Modi has also been speaking about redistribution of wealth and inheritance tax, which does not have any mention in the Congress manifesto,” Sharad Pawar added.
Sharad Pawar had earlier criticized PM Modi while saying, “…We fear that a new Putin is in the making in India.” He was quoted as saying, “I saw the operations of around every Prime Minister including Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, including Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Narasimha Rao, and Manmohan Singh. They wanted to create a new India, but the current PM just offers criticism.”
While campaigning in the state, PM Modi had targeted Sharad Pawar, saying, “There is a ‘bhatakti atma’ (wandering soul) in Maharashtra. If it does not manage success, it spoils others’ good work. Maharashtra has been a victim of it.”
Pawar’s NCP (SP) is contesting 10 out of 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance with Shiv Sena (UBT), which is fighting on 21 seats and Congress 17 seats.
(With inputs from PTI)
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Published: 02 May 2024, 03:13 PM IST