IN PHOTOS: Sushilkumar Shinde, Sharad Pawar share stage at event in Mumbai

Updated On: 08 March, 2023 08:01 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Senior Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde, NCP chief Sharad Pawar were seen together on a stage during the launch of the biography `Madhaymachya Patlavarun`, based on the experiences of senior journalist Rahie Bhide. Pics/ Ashish Raje

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<p>The event was held on the International Women`s Day and was also attended by Neelam Gorhe, Deputy Chairperson of Maharashtra Legislative Council</p>

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The event was held on the International Women`s Day and was also attended by Neelam Gorhe, Deputy Chairperson of Maharashtra Legislative Council

<p>Earlier in the day, NCP president and former Union minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday recalled resistance he faced from certain quarters while implementing decisions related to women empowerment, including inducting female officers into the armed forces, but said when an administrator is strong policies get eventually executed</p>

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Earlier in the day, NCP president and former Union minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday recalled resistance he faced from certain quarters while implementing decisions related to women empowerment, including inducting female officers into the armed forces, but said when an administrator is strong policies get eventually executed

<p>The veteran parliamentarian held key portfolios of defence (1991-1993) and agriculture (2004-14) as a Union minister and also served as chief minister of Maharashtra four times during his decades-long political career</p>

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The veteran parliamentarian held key portfolios of defence (1991-1993) and agriculture (2004-14) as a Union minister and also served as chief minister of Maharashtra four times during his decades-long political career

<p>Sharad Pawar was speaking at an event organised by the Maharashtra State Commission for Women on the occasion of International Women`s Day. Pawar recalled that as defence minister when he visited the United States, he was given a guard of honour by an all-woman contingent of the American armed forces</p>

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Sharad Pawar was speaking at an event organised by the Maharashtra State Commission for Women on the occasion of International Women`s Day. Pawar recalled that as defence minister when he visited the United States, he was given a guard of honour by an all-woman contingent of the American armed forces

<p>Pawar said while serving as chief minister of Maharashtra, he chose to handle the women and child welfare department instead of crucial portfolios like the home which changed people`s perspective about his administration</p>

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Pawar said while serving as chief minister of Maharashtra, he chose to handle the women and child welfare department instead of crucial portfolios like the home which changed people`s perspective about his administration

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High tidal waves in Mumbai delay Lalbaugcha Raja`s visarjan