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Sharad Pawar admits meeting Modi, Shiv Sena backs him

New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): After Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar confirmed that he had met Narendra Modi and that its not a big deal as Modi is neither from Pakistan or China, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut backs him. Raut said that Modi is neither involved in any terrorist activities or any other such cases and therefore meeting of an agriculture minister and a state's chief minister is very normal. Feb 10, 2014
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President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates national Agricultural exhibition

Nagpur, Feb 09 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday inaugurated the national Agricultural exhibition 'Krishi Vasant', organized by Ministry of Agriculture and the Government of Maharashtra at Central Institute of Cotton Research in Nagpur. Mukherjee said that such exhibitions promote the agricultural sector. Mukherjee is on two day visit in Maharashtra and will have stopovers in Mumbai, Nagpur and Gondia for a few occasions. He was the Chief Guest at the agricultural exhibition and was accompanied by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Feb 9, 2014
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Third Front didn't come into force and BJP already panicking: Sharad Yadav

Patna, Feb 06 (ANI): After Narendra Modi lashed out at the third front and said that it will make India 'third grade', JD (U) President Sharad Yadav said that Modi and BJP is already panicking and attacking them, when the third front has not come into existence. Further, Yadav said that neither congress, nor BJP can form majority government without coalition. He said that it was BJP only who initiated the process of the third front by separating from its alliance. Feb 6, 2014
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Congress delaying alliance talks with NCP: Praful Patel

Mumbai, Jan 31 (ANI): Senior NCP leader Praful Patel on Friday said the Congress was delaying seat-sharing talks with his party in Maharashtra.Talking to mediapersons in Mumbai, Patel said the NCP wanted its alliance with Congress to continue. Patel said he would be meeting Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who belongs to Congress, later in the day to discuss seat-sharing arrangement for Lok Sabha polls. He said need of the hour was to have clarity on alliance between the two parties, who share power in Maharashtra as well at the Centre. He also rejected media reports that NCP President Sharad Pawar had met BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Delhi earlier this month. Jan 31, 2014
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Arvind Kejriwal targets top leaders, makes 'India's most corrupt' list

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday read out his list of 'India's most corrupt', including union ministers and leaders from all parties, and urged his AAP members to treat the national election as a movement to cleanse Parliament. Kejriwal's list included Congress' Rahul Gandhi, P Chidambaram and Sushil Kumar Shinde, BJP's Nitin Gadkari, Yeddyurappa, Anant Kumar, and others like Mayawati, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sharad Pawar. Jan 31, 2014
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NCP refutes reports of Pawar- Modi meet, BJP says matter should be closed

Mumbai/ New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): As the news of NCP Chief Sharad Pawar and Narendra Modi came into light, NCP Spokesperson Nawab Malik refutted any such reports and said that the party had this option back in 1999 also but it chose to not go with the ‘communalist party’. Meanwhile, BJP Vice-President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that if the party and Pawar himself has refuted reports of meeting, the matter should be closed right then. Jan 31, 2014
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Politicos slam Arvind Kejriwal's dharna

New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): Politicos on Tuesday attacked Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal for lea's demand to suspend police officers for dereliction of duties in an alleged drugs and sex racket case. Jan 21, 2014
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Shinde backtracks from his 'Sharad Pawar for PM' remark

Solapur, Jan 12 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde backtracked from his controversial remark, that he would be happy to see National Congress Party or NCP chief Sharad Pawar as India's PM. Shinde while speaking to media said that if a Maharashtrian becomes the prime minister then he will feel good. However, Shinde later clarified that Congress' main aim is make the party vice president Rahul Gandhi as the next prime minister. Jan 12, 2014
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Politicos react on PM speech

New Delhi, Jan 3 (ANI): As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed a press conference at the National Media Centre in central Delhi on Friday, politicos reacted on the same. CPI leader Sitaram Yechury and JD (U) leader Sharad Yadav said that most corruption scams have emerged in UPA regime. They further said that during his regime country has not moved ahead, instead has moved one step backwards. Jan 3, 2014
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Patience needed to solve diplomatic row: JD (U) on Khobragade issue

New Delhi, Dec 31 (ANI): Commenting on the soaring ties between India and the US over Indian Diplomat Devyani Khobragade’s arrest, JD (U) chief Sharad Yadav on Tuesday said that the matter needs to be dealt with patiently. Yadav said that a single case should not be responsible for ruining the relations between the two countries. Dec 31, 2013
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Advani says he feels vindicated by Pawar's weak Cong leadership comment

New Delhi, Dec 11 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani on Wednesday said that he felt vindicated by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's recent comment that the electoral defeat of the Congress in four out of five states, was due to weak leadership. Dec 11, 2013
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After Cong's 4-assembly poll washout, UPA members rethinking on alliance?

New Delhi, Dec 09 (ANI): Even as NCP President Sharad Pawar lashed out at Congress over the recent 4-state assembly poll washout, calling upon Congress and other allies to ponder over the outcome which is being seen as reflection of anger against the UPA Government at the Centre other allies have also been made to rethink over the alliance. Dec 9, 2013
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Sugar mills to get Rs 7200 crore interest-free loan: Sharad Pawar

New Delhi, Dec 06 (ANI): A group of ministers, headed by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, on Friday recommended a slew of incentives to the sugar industry, including 12 per cent interest subsidy on Rs. 7,200 crore loan that mills can avail of from banks for paying cane farmers. Dec 6, 2013