'Confusion among Indian govt on Palestine issue,' says Sharad Pawar amid Israel-Gaza conflict
Your govt bestowed him with Padma Vibhushan': Sanjay Raut slams PM Modi for criticizing Sharad Pawar's achievements Pawar also claimed that the fear of losing power might have pushed the PM to make such comments. "He (PM) was there to seek Darshan of Sai Baba in Shirdi, what was the need to take Darshan of Sharad Pawar there? If you see the nationwide picture, there are a lot of states where the BJP is not in power or either their government has come after some sabotage in other parties. And wherever there is a BJP government, they are on weak foot.
This weakness and fear of losing power may have forced him (PM) to make such statements," Pawar added. On the upcoming state assembly elections in various states, the NCP chief said that the situation is not in favor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). "In assembly polls, I am seeing such a picture that BJP is not getting the desired support.
I have not assessed for Lok Sabha polls yet. In the five assembly elections, I am seeing a picture against BJP. I can't say that everywhere governments will change," he said.
Also read: ‘Should condemn terrorism’: Sharad Pawar's statement on Hamas-Israel war draws backlash from BJP Earlier on 15 October, 2023, while addressing a public gathering of party workers in Mumbai, the NCP supremo said that the role of former Prime Ministers of India was "to help Palestine".
"The role of Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was to help Palestine. For the first time, the Prime Minister of this country took the role of Israel. The stand of the NCP should be clear.
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