Sharad Pawar

Sharad Pawar's Party Wins Maharashtra's Sangli Mayor Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 23, 2021

In a major shock to the BJP, the NCP on Tuesday managed to elect its mayor for the Sangli Miraj Kupwad Municipal Corporation, which was ruled by the saffron party.

Ranjan Gogoi's Remarks On Judiciary Shocking, Worrisome: Sharad Pawar

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 14, 2021

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday termed the reported remarks by former Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Rajya Sabha member Ranjan Gogoi about the judiciary as "shocking and "worrisome".

"Republic Day Violence Aimed At Discrediting Farmers' Stir": Sharad Pawar

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 13, 2021

In a veiled attack on the BJP, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday cited "complaints" to claim that people close to the ruling party were associated with the January 26 violence during a tractor rally in New Delhi, which he said was aimed at "discrediting" the stir.

Not Against Reforms, But 3 Laws Must Be Repealed: Sharad Pawar's Party

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 9, 2021

NCP's national spokesperson Nawab Malik on Monday issued a sharp rebuttal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks in the parliament that party leader Sharad Pawar had earlier supported the farm reforms.

Sharad Pawar's "Advice" To Sachin Tendulkar On "Indians For India" Tweet

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday February 7, 2021

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday urged cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who had tweeted on farmers protesting agriculture laws, to "exercise caution while speaking about any other field"

If Farmers Leave Peaceful Path It Would Lead To Major Crisis: Sharad Pawar

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 5, 2021

Calling the Centre "insensitive" over the handling of farmers' protests, NCP President Sharad Pawar on Thursday said if farmers leave peaceful means of agitation it would lead to a major crisis in the country and the BJP government will be responsible for it.

"Ignorance, Misinformation": Agriculture Minister Takes On Sharad Pawar

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday January 31, 2021

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday took on his predecessor Sharad Pawar for a series of tweets from a day ago, in which the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief had assailed the central government's new farm laws that have triggered widespread protests.

"Drill Some Sense" Into PM: Digvijaya Singh To Sharad Pawar Over Farm Protest

India News | ANI | Sunday January 31, 2021

Backing Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar's critique of the new farm laws, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday asked the former Union Agriculture Minister to "drill some sense" into Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sharad Pawar's 6-Tweet Response To BJP Over Old Farm Reform Plans

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday January 31, 2021

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, who was the Union Agriculture Minister for 10 years in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government, on Saturday posted a critique of the new farm laws that have fuelled widespread protests and turmoil over the last two months.

"Didn't Fulfil Responsibility": Opposition Slams Centre For Delhi Chaos

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Tuesday January 26, 2021

The opposition today appeared united in blaming the centre for the violence that took place in the national capital during Tuesday's tractor rally, organised by the farmers protesting against the three central agriculture laws.

Maharashtra Won't Implement Central Farm Laws: Speaker Nana Patole Tells Protesting Farmers

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday January 26, 2021

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Nana Patole today told the hundreds of protesting farmers at Mumbai's Azad Maidan that the three new contentious agricultural laws passed by Parliament last September will not be implemented in the state. The farmers, mostly from Nashik district, have gathered in the state capital for the past two days in solidarity wit...

"Governor Has Time To Meet Kangana Ranaut But Not Farmers": Sharad Pawar

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday January 25, 2021

"Is Punjab Pakistan?" NCP chief Sharad Pawar asked a sea of farmers at Mumbai's Azad Maidan where they had gathered today in support of their comrades camped in protest in and around Delhi. Hailing them for having come to the city all the way from Nashik, in solidarity with those gearing up for a massive tractor ally in the national capital, the se...

Farmers From Maharashtra's 21 Districts Reach Mumbai To Protest Farm Laws

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday January 24, 2021

Thousands of farmers from 21 districts of Maharashtra - among tens of thousands across India who are protesting the centre's agriculture laws - gathered at Nashik on Saturday and began a march to cover the 180 kilometres to state capital Mumbai.

Maharashtra Leaders Pay Tribute To Bal Thackeray On His Birth Anniversary

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 23, 2021

Leaders across party lines, including Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, paid tributes to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on his 95th birth anniversary.

Sharad Pawar Visits Serum Institute In Pune, Takes Stock After Fire Damage

Pune News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 23, 2021

NCP chief Sharad Pawar today visited the city-based Serum Institute of India (SII), where a major fire had broken out two days ago, killing five persons.