Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Sharad Pawar takes on Modi at Muktainagar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not keep his word of bringing down the prices of essential commodities in seven days and so making the first promise that he made in 2014 turned out to be falserdquo NCP leader Sharad Pawar said at a huge rally organised for NCP SP candidate Shriram Patil at Muktainagar the stronghold of the Khadse familyHe visited Muktainagar after gap of fourandahalfyears ldquoIt was promised that the prices of gas cylinders would be reduced by 50 per cent cylinders costed Rs 400 per cylinder Today however the price is Rs 1160 There has been only a rise in prices I appeal you to support our candidate Shriram Patil who is willing and ready to strive for the common manrdquo Pawar saidThe Maha Vikas Aghadirsquos party workers rejoice a rally at in MuktainagarPawar said the government was never serious about the issue of farmers and have always ignored them ldquoIt is because of farmers that we get food and satiate our hunger but the government does not think about themrdquo Pawar said ldquoWhen farmers turned up in thousands of numbers at the border of Delhi with their issues the government ignored them It was only after the opposition intervened and created a circumstance where they had to meet them the government agreed This government has been antifarmers and antipoor It thinks its duty is only to look after a handful of rich peoplerdquo Pawar saidldquoI welcome Pawarji to Muktainagar after four and a half years Last time he came I was the opponent I want to tell you that after my father decided to join BJP I approached Pawarji seeking his permission if I should continue and assured him that I will always remain loyal to Pawarji and NCP as it was the NCP that backed us in times of difficulty Like he guides his daughter Supriya Sule he should guide me also I assure you that we will get a lead from this constituencyrdquo said advocate Rohini Khadse daughter of leader Eknath Khadse who has now switched over to the BJP from NCPldquoThis is the battle to save the pride of Maharashtra This is the battle to save Constitution The Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders are those who are fighting for the pride of Maharashtra This government changes policies during the election code of conduct The government opened up exports for Gujarat state and when we made noise it was opened up for Maharashtra How can the government change policies during the code of conduct The BJP has done nothing to eradicate corruption instead it has collected and gathered all the corrupt leaders nationally in the party We have brought a simple leader Sriram Patil so I appeal to vote for this Sriramrdquo said NCP leader Jayant PatilApplauding Eknath Khadsersquos daughter Rohini Khadse Jayant Patil said that when her father decided to switch parties ldquoRohini was firm to stay back with Pawar saheb It is a very difficult decision to go against a fatherrsquos decisionrdquo he said He added that the NCP will win in all the ten seats it has fielded as candidatesldquoThis is not a farmersrsquo government This is the government of Mallyas and Nirav Modi I am happy to see such a huge crowd at Muktainagar We do not have to wait till May 13 Look at the crowd at this rally We have already won this seatrdquo former chairman of legislative assembly NCP leader Arun Gujarathi saidldquoI have been termed as dummy candidate But in the past eight days I visited 300 villages I walk 35 km every day Do I look like a dummy candidate Ask the sitting MP how many villages she has visitedrdquo NCP SP candidate Sriram Patil saidPawar convoy meets with accidentThe convoy of vehicles of NCP chief Sharad Pawar met with a minor collision in Jalgaon on Friday After a vehicle braked hard due to a speedbreaker a following vehicle crashed into the one ahead There were no injuries except minor dents in the vehicles The accident occurred on BhusawalYawal road in Yawal tehsil