Sharad Pawar slams Union govt over onion export responsibility, Manipur violence, ‘misuse’ of probe companies

By PTI

KOLHAPUR (Maha): Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Friday launched a scathing assault on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union authorities over numerous points together with the hiked export responsibility on onions, violence in Manipur and `misuse’ of central companies in opposition to political opponents.

He was talking at a rally in Kolhapur, the house district of insurgent NCP chief Hasan Mushrif who joined the Eknath Shinde authorities in Maharashtra final month.

Pawar’s rally right here was his third within the house districts of insurgent NCP leaders.

Earlier, he had held public conferences in Nashik and Beed, the respective house districts of Chhagan Bhujbal and Dhananjay Munde, each of whom have joined the Shiv Sena-BJP authorities.

“Farmers need to recover the money spent on growing a crop and also get paid for their efforts. If that is to happen, onions have to be exported across the world. (But) The Modi government has imposed a steep (export) duty of 40 per cent, and now Indian onions do not get buyers (abroad). This led to a fall in onions prices (within India),” Pawar stated.

As agriculture minister (within the Congress-led UPA authorities between 2004 and 2014) he by no means imposed export responsibility on onions and at all times ensured that the crop was exported, he stated.

“This government’s policy is to come in the way of whatever farmers produce,” Pawar alleged.

Farmers and merchants have been protesting since Monday in Nashik district of Maharashtra in opposition to the Centre’s choice to impose a 40 per cent export responsibility on onions, which they declare will hinder exports and produce down the costs within the home markets.

Pawar additionally attacked the Narendra Modi authorities for bringing in contentious farm legal guidelines which have been withdrawn after huge protests, and stated no authorities has insulted farmers greater than the current dispensation.

Two girls have been paraded bare amid the violence that broke out in Manipur in May, however those that wield energy didn’t use it to avoid wasting them, he stated.

Investments meant for Maharashtra are going to Gujarat which is depriving the youth in Maharashtra of employment alternatives, Pawar claimed.

Alleging that “power is being used to oppress opponents,” he cited the examples of his celebration colleagues Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh and Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut.

All three have been jailed in numerous circumstances and are at the moment out on bail.

Taking a swipe at Hasan Mushrif, whose properties have been raided by the Enforcement Directorate, Pawar stated the individuals who labored with him ought to have some self-respect.

“The girls of the household stated `shoot us as a substitute….we’re prepared for that.’ If a lady can say this…I’ve not heard the top of the household saying this, Pawar stated, in an obvious reference to Mushrif.

After Mushrif’s residence was raided, his spouse had advised reporters that the authorities ought to “shoot us instead”.

Pawar lauded the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists for the profitable touchdown of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on the Moon.

Be it Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee or curent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, everybody took efforts to make ISRO a number one house organisation on the earth, the NCP chief stated.

He was talking at a rally in Kolhapur, the house district of insurgent NCP chief Hasan Mushrif who joined the Eknath Shinde authorities in Maharashtra final month.

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