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Modi, Pawar, Shah share frame at Sule wedding reception
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and Union Home Minister Amit Shah shared a frame at the wedding reception of Supriya Sule's daughter Revati in Mumbai on Monday, creating…
The Story in Brief
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and Union Home Minister Amit Shah shared a frame at the wedding reception of Supriya Sule's daughter Revati in Mumbai on Monday, creating a political buzz. Hours earlier, all eight NCP (SP) Lok Sabha MPs, led by Sule, met Modi and raised Maharashtra-centric issues such as drought, irrigation, the Pune-Nashik semi-high-speed rail project, and farm loan waivers.
The delegation also sought Bharat Ratna awards for social reformers Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule, Annabhau Sathe and Tukdoji Maharaj, and demanded that Navi Mumbai Airport be named after late minister D B Patil. The meeting, which lasted about half an hour, was described by MPs as focused on constituency matters. It comes amid speculation over the party's stance on the Centre's proposed delimitation exercise, though MPs insisted no political discussions took place.
The Indian Opinion
The photograph of Modi, Pawar and Shah together at a family wedding has sparked predictable speculation about the NCP (SP) cosying up to the BJP. But the party's eight MPs meeting Modi earlier the same day to discuss Maharashtra-specific issues, drought, irrigation, the Pune-Nashik rail project, suggests pragmatism, not a realignment. The real test will come when the Centre tables the delimitation bill. How the NCP (SP) votes then will reveal whether this was a social call or a political shift.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, deccanchronicle.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
