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Hitting retired astatine Prime Minister Narendra Modi implicit his examination with Congress person and India’s archetypal Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, NCP(SP) person Sharad Pawar connected Wednesday (June 10, 2026) said that Nehru’s achievements and contributions to the state were incomparable.
Speaking astatine the 27th instauration time of Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) successful Mumbai, Mr. Pawar said, “For the past fewer days, I person been proceeding a examination with Jawaharlal Nehru. You (Narendra Modi) became the Prime Minister. It has been truthful galore years since you assumed the position. It is important, nary doubt. But tin it beryllium compared with Nehru? The effort is to amusement that helium has been the PM for much days than Jawaharlal Nehru. But tin it beryllium comparable to Nehru’s achievements and contribution?”
“Before becoming the PM, Nehru worked to marque the state independent. Nehru spent respective years successful jailhouse during the state conflict nether the enactment of Mahatma Gandhi. His sacrifices and publication to nation-building cannot beryllium forgotten,” the erstwhile Union Minister said.
Lauding Mr. Modi, helium said that the milestone of completing 12 years successful office cannot beryllium ignored either. “In a parliamentary democracy, the Prime Minister is simply a law station and we person to respect it. But Nehru is Nehru,” helium said.
Stating that his enactment had gone done respective phases, helium said that it volition proceed to combat for issues related to farmers, educated and unemployed youth, and women.
Criticises BJP leader’s remark
He slammed Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and BJP person Girish Mahajan implicit his connection connected Operation Blue Star. “It is unacceptable to us,” helium said, adding that the Minister had accused erstwhile Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi of being liable for the atrocities against Sikhs.
“Mr. Mahajan has insulted the full state by making specified statements against the Congress. Operation Blue Star was a sacrifice by Indira Gandhi. Sikhs person worked for the country’s information connected the borders and nutrient security. Some radical took a antithetic path. Some things happened and cannot beryllium forgotten. Indira Gandhi ne'er compromised connected the country’s prestige and security,” helium said.
Mr. Pawar besides took a excavation astatine the NCP for publishing full-page advertisements successful respective newspapers, including English dailies, successful the State. He said the enactment had earlier ne'er had to walk connected specified advertisements.
Meanwhile, NCP(SP) State president Shashikant Shinde ruled retired a merger with the NCP yet again, saying the enactment was walking connected the way of “struggle” to bring backmost a progressive government.
