Updated On: 05 July, 2023 05:17 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday objected to his big photo adorning the stage at a parallel meeting of the party convened by his nephew Ajit Pawar, and said those using his image are aware that they have nothing else. Pics/ Sameer Markande

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Addressing a meeting at Chavan Centre in south Mumbai, where around a dozen of 53 NCP MLAs were present, 83-year-old Pawar criticised his nephew for going with BJP for power, despite PM Narendra Modi calling NCP a corrupt party
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On Ajit Pawar-led faction approaching Election Commission and staking claim to the party symbol, the veteran politician assured his supporters that he won`t allow anyone to snatch the party symbol

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Just a few days ago, they (Ajit Pawar) derided chief minister Eknath Shinde, saying they haven`t seen such a CM in all these years, but today they have joined him, Sharad Pawar said
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Recalling his connect with the masses when he set up NCP in 1999, Pawar said, today we may not be in power, but we are in people`s hearts

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India`s reins are in hands of those who are not bothered about people`s interests, Sharad Pawar said
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