Both NCP and Congress are constituents in the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government which completed two-and-a-half years in power only last month.
The BJP leader later approached the Pune police alleging that some 20 NCP workers attacked him in his office. He said he was a tax consultant as well and had written a social media post on Friday for which he was asked to apologize by party MP Girish Bapat.
In a veiled attack on the JP Nadda-led party, NCP spokesperson Clyde Crasto also sarcastically said it needs to be seen who will be blamed for the same and what will be the new diversion to hide this "failure".
Also, his judicial custody has been extended till May 6 in the case involving Dawood Ibrahim.
On Friday evening, the police had arrested 103 persons, including advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte, who claims to represent the striking employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), he said.
Sharad Pawar was closeted with PM Narendra Modi at the Prime Minister's Office in Parliament for nearly 20 minutes.
Sharad Pawar said that he will support and extend all possible help to bring the Opposition together to put up a strong fight against the BJP.
Speaking at a rally at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Saturday, Raj Thackeray had criticised Sharad Pawar, accusing him of "playing the caste card from time to time and dividing society.”
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut had earlier said that action taken by Central agencies like the Enforcement Directorate in Maharashtra was an attack on the state Home department which needs to be strengthened.
NCP noted that prices of petrol, diesel and LPG cylinder are increasing everyday, while unemployment has become a matter of concern.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi is an alliance of three parties -- NCP, Shiv Sena and Congress. Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray heads the alliance.
NCP had earlier also pressed for Sharad Pawar to replace Sonia Gandhi as the UPA chairperson. NCP's ally Shiv Sena too has favoured Pawar to head the alliance on many occasions.
Majeed Memon in his recent tweet praised PM Modi. Talking exclusively with India TV, he said that it was because people trusted and supported Modi, BJP won in four states.
In a tweet on Sunday he said, "If Narendra Modi wins people's mandare (mandate) and is also shown as world's most popular leader, there must be some qualities in him or good work he may have done which the opposition leaders are unable to find."
There were allegations of misconduct and corruption against former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.
Munde holds the social justice portfolio, while Tanpure is a minister of state for urban development in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government of the Shiv Sena, NCP And Congress.
Malik held ministries of Skills Development and Minority Affairs in the state government. He is also the guardian minister of the Parbhani and the Gondia districts.
62-year-old NCP leader Nawab Malik, arrested in late February by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged money laundering case, is currently in jail under judicial custody.
Malik was arrested on February 23 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after being questioned for about five hours at the probe agency's office in south Mumbai.
Before the PM's arrival in Pune, local Congress and NCP leaders in the morning came out on roads carrying black flags and placards, with 'Go Back Modi' written on them, around several areas in the city.
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