Grandson of Appasaheb Pawar, Sharad Pawar’s older brother, Rohit had been quietly working in the background. Then, Ajit Pawar rebelled against the party.
Sharad Pawar, 82, addressed a massive public rally, ‘Swabhiman Sabha’, in Maharashtra’s Beed Thursday. His message to NCP workers was clear: He is still very much in the game.
Sharad Pawar also refers to 'will come back' element in PM's I-Day speech, says he has 'no doubts' about Modi's condition after 2024 polls being like that of Devendra Fadnavis.
After Eknath Shinde split Shiv Sena, Uddhav Thackeray attacked the rebels tooth and nail. That hasn’t been the case with Sharad Pawar since nephew Ajit Pawar split NCP last month.
Sharad Pawar, whose NCP is an ally of Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress in the state, said his party will not go with BJP though some ‘well-wishers’ are trying to persuade him.
Also speaking at launch of journalist Neerja Chowdhury’s book ‘How PMs decide’, Sharad Pawar said during Babri Masjid row, Narasimha Rao heeded BJP MP's opinion despite cabinet's advice.
Many NCP MLAs barely attended 3-week monsoon session that ended on 4 August. Those who did sit in the House refrained from throwing barbs at each other.
Month after split in NCP, party chief attended ceremony where PM received Lokmanya Tilak Award. This comes at a time when opposition parties are building an anti-BJP front for 2024.
When he was asked why he was so loud in his criticisms of Indian industry when his purpose could be better served by a shrewder approach, he said, “Because I am a Punjabi, not a Marwari”.
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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