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NCP-SP MPs meet PM, raise drought and airport name
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The meeting underlines how stalled parliamentary proceedings push MPs to seek the PM's ear directly. While local demands are legitimate, the list, from airport naming to Bharat Ratna for four figures, risks looking like a wishlist rather than a serious agenda. The real test will be whether the government acts on any of these, or if they remain talking points until the House resumes.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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