NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the issues being faced by farmers in Maharashtra. The meeting between the NCP chief and Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes amid the intense political activity to form a government in Maharashtra. None of the parties had won a majority in state assembly elections last month.
The NCP chief had also written a letter to the prime minister, in which he wrote that the data on crop damage from two districts has been collected.
"I've collected data on crop damage from 2 districts, but damage because of excessive rains extends to rest of Maharashtra, including Marathwada and Vidarbha. I'm collecting details and information regarding the same, which should be sent to you at the earliest," Sharad Pawar wrote in the letter.
"Due to the prevalence of Presidential Rule in the state, your urgent intervention is highly necessitated. I shall be grateful, if you take immediate steps to initiate massive relief measures and ameliorate the miseries of the distressed farmers," the letter further read.
The news of the meeting between Pawar and PM Modi was confirmed by Nawab Malik of the NCP, who said Sharad Pawar will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament today.
"We will demand some relief for the farmers, from the Prime Minister," Nawab Malik had said.
"The meeting between NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be held at 12 pm today in Parliament," Malik added.
The meeting is significant at a time Sharad Pawar's NCP is much sought after for an alliance that can take power in Maharashtra.
Meanwhile, a meeting between the NCP and Congress is also scheduled for today. Among the issues likely to be discussed is their likely alliance if they join hands with the ideologically opposite Shiv Sena to the contours of their tie-up in the coming polls.
According to an NCP leader, the Congress and the NCP are not comfortable with the name 'Maha Shiv Aghadi' (a grand alliance comprising the Shiv Sena).
"We don't want the name of any party in the alliance. Even in the NDA and the UPA alliances don't have names of parties," the leader added.
The Congress-NCP alliance is known as 'Aghadi' (front) and the Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI and other smaller parties are known by the term 'Mahayuti' (the grand alliance).
The two parties would also discuss whether they would contest the civic body polls with the Shiv Sena if the three parties join hands to form the government in the state.
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