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Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar meets PM Modi in Delhi today

NCP president Sharad Pawar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday

Sharad Pawar

Photo: ANI

Press Trust of India New Delhi

NCP president Sharad Pawar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday.

The Prime Minister's Office tweeted a picture of their meeting but shared no details about their talks.

In a tweet Pawar said, "Met the Hon. Prime Minister of our country Shri Narendra Modi. Had a discussion on various issues of national interest."

The meeting comes two days before Parliament's Monsoon session starts on Monday.

A veteran leader widely recognised for his political acumen, Pawar is the main architect of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra and is seen as a lynchpin for any future opposition alliance against the BJP.

 

Squabble among alliance partners over one issue or another has often come to the fore, with state Congress president Nana Patole's frequent digs at other two partners -- the Shiv Sena and the NCP -- making news of late.

The 80-year-old veteran leader is also known for his warm relations with politicians across party affiliations.

Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Piyush Goyal had met Pawar on Friday.

While the defence minister had briefed Pawar, also a former defence minister, on the border row involving China, Goyal had met him as part of the government's outreach to opposition leaders before the session starts.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Jul 17 2021 | 3:11 PM IST

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