The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (India) was formed recently in Bengaluru. Senior leaders of this alliance are going to share the stage with Sharad Pawar’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to which the alliance has become uneasy. Many constituents involved in this alliance believe that NCP chief Sharad Pawar should refrain from sharing the stage with PM Modi at this time. Actually, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Pune on Tuesday and during this he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects. Along with this, he will also be honored with the Lokmanya Tilak National Award. Sharad Pawar is also going to be seen in this program.
According to a statement issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the Prime Minister will be honored with the Lokmanya Tilak National Award at 11.45 am. The award was instituted by the Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust in 1983 to honor the legacy of Lokmanya Tilak. According to the statement, this award is given to those people who have worked for the progress and development of the nation and whose contribution can be seen as remarkable and extraordinary work. This award is given every year on August 1, the death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak. The organizers had earlier told that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has been invited as the chief guest at the event. Rohit Tilak, vice-chairman of the trust, confirmed on Monday that Pawar would attend the award ceremony.
Sharad Pawar will participate in the program as the chief guest
Trust Vice President Rohit Tilak said that there is no change in the programme. Sharad Pawar will participate in the program as the chief guest. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais and Trustee Sushil Kumar Shinde will also participate in the programme. Rohit Tilak said that his organization is non-political and the award is given to people of all classes. Prime Minister Modi will be the 41st person to be honored with this award. Earlier this award has been given to former Presidents Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma and Pranab Mukherjee, former Prime Ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indira Gandhi and Manmohan Singh, famous businessman NR Narayanamurthy and ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan.
Pawar’s personal decision to attend the award ceremony with PM Modi
Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan has said that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar sharing the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an award function in Pune is the NCP chief’s personal decision. When asked about Pawar’s participation in the programme, Chavan told the media in Satara that it was his personal decision. Let us tell you that Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena (UBT) are members of the opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra.
Sharad Pawar should reconsider the decision: Arvind Sawant
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UTB) MP Arvind Sawant on Monday said Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar should reconsider his decision to attend the event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be honored with the Lokmanya Tilak National Award. will be awarded. Pawar is scheduled to attend a function organized by the Lokmanya Tilak Memorial Temple Trust in Pune on Tuesday as the chief guest, where he will share the stage with Prime Minister Modi.
Leaders of various parties raised the issue
Leaders of various parties involved in the opposition alliance ‘India’ have raised this issue and said that it will not be good for the alliance. Some leaders have also questioned the decision to attend the program because his nephew Ajit Pawar has rebelled and joined the BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra. Sawant said that Tilak had given the slogan ‘Swaraj is my birthright’. But “Is it Swaraj today?” In today’s situation, he (Pawar) should think…this is self-rule, that is, the rule of an individual.” Sawant said that Pawar should consider his decision. He said that the leaders of his party (BJP) are destroying the Constitution, he (Pawar) should not go there.
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