# NCP-SP MPs meet PM, raise drought and airport name

2026-08-10T07:56:21+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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A delegation of Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar camp) MPs met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for 15 minutes, raising local constituency issues. The meeting came as Parliament remains stalled, said MP Supriya Sule, who added that no political discussion took place. Issues raised included drought, onion prices, pollution in the Chandra Bhaga river, and a demand to name the new Navi Mumbai airport after Diba Patil. NCP MP Amol Kolhe also sought Bharat Ratna for Jyotiba and Savitri Phule, Shahir Anna Bhau Saathe, and Saint Tukdoji Maharaj. Other demands touched on the Pune-Nashik metro, PM Gate Shakti from Sambhaji Nagar, JNPT port, and the Kalyan-Murbad railway line, hindustantimes.com reports.

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- hindustantimes.com <https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/navi-mumbai-airport-name-drought-and-more-supriya-sule-shares-details-of-meeting-with-pm-modi-ncp-parliament-session-101786344510529.html>

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