Pune: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar has said that the victory of his party's Lok Sabha candidate daughter Supriya Sule from Baramati will reduce the support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament by one MP.
While campaigning for Sule on Thursday in Purandar tehsil of Pune district, which falls under Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, he also criticized the BJP on farmers' issues.
Sule, a three-time MP, is pitted against NCP candidate Sunetra Pawar, who is the sister-in-law and wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
He said, “We have given candidature to Supriya Sule, so press the button next to her name on the EVM in the elections (on May 7). Your vote will not only decide his victory but will ensure that there is another MP who is not supporting Modi,'' the senior Pawar said.
The former Union Agriculture Minister said that the condition of farmers has become pathetic under the BJP government at the Centre.
“If we want to change the scenario and have a farmer-centric approach in policy making, there is a need to bring about a change,” he said.
The veteran political leader claimed that the BJP-led government is not in favor of giving remunerative prices to farmers for their agricultural products.
While campaigning for Sule on Thursday in Purandar tehsil of Pune district, which falls under Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, he also criticized the BJP on farmers' issues.
Sule, a three-time MP, is pitted against NCP candidate Sunetra Pawar, who is the sister-in-law and wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
He said, “We have given candidature to Supriya Sule, so press the button next to her name on the EVM in the elections (on May 7). Your vote will not only decide his victory but will ensure that there is another MP who is not supporting Modi,'' the senior Pawar said.
The former Union Agriculture Minister said that the condition of farmers has become pathetic under the BJP government at the Centre.
“If we want to change the scenario and have a farmer-centric approach in policy making, there is a need to bring about a change,” he said.
The veteran political leader claimed that the BJP-led government is not in favor of giving remunerative prices to farmers for their agricultural products.
