Sharad Pawar meets PM Modi, timing fuels buzz of delimit bill talk
NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sparking speculation about potential political realignments regarding upcoming legislation. While official sources cite agrarian issues, observers suggest the meeting may involve support for the women's reservation and delimitation bills.
Why it matters
The meeting could signal a shift in parliamentary arithmetic, potentially allowing the ruling BJP to secure the two-thirds majority needed for significant constitutional amendments.
NEW DELHI: A day after reaching Jantar Mantar to express solidarity with CJP protesters, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and his daughter Supriya Sule met PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday.NCP (SP) sources said the meeting focused on Maharashtra's agrarian crisis, with Pawar raising demands including a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP), while Sule invited Modi to her daughter's wedding reception in Delhi.The timing of the meeting drew attention as Pawar's NCP (SP), which has eight Lok Sabha MPs, is seen to be warming up to BJP's outreach to key opposition parties to bolster support for the Constitution amendment bill on women's reservation and the delimitation bill.Pictures shared by the Prime Minister's Office showed Modi warmly leading Pawar by the hand into his office.The two bills, which seek to implement women's reservation in legislatures…
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