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Addressing a rally for the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) nominee from Beed, Bajrang Sonawane, the veteran politician accused Modi of openly targeting Muslims, though as a prime minister, he should stand for citizens of all castes and faiths. ”Modi can’t tolerate criticism but he speaks anything against others. These days he is openly targeting Muslims, when as the prime minister, he should stand for citizens of all castes and creeds. The hatred for Muslims is visible,” Pawar said, adding that people shouldn’t do anything that will help Modi in elections. He dubbed Modi ”anti-women and anti-farmer”.
”The Modi government has done nothing for the welfare of farmers in the last ten years. His government has also turned a blind eye to atrocities against women,” the former Union agriculture minister said.
The arrest of Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren are examples of the misuse and arrogance of power, he alleged.
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Shinde and Ajit Pawar had split their respective parties in 2022 and 2023. Sharad Pawar had immediately hit back at the prime minister, saying he won’t ally with those who do not believe in the parliamentary democracy which is under threat because of Modi. Maharashtra, which sends 48 members to Lok Sabha- the second largest contingent after UP-is voting in five phases. While polling for three phases was over, the next two rounds of voting are scheduled on May 13 and 20.