Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s likely visit to Pune city in March, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar praised the PM’s “development agenda” while remarking that the people gave opportunities to those who spoke about development.
Mr. Pawar’s telling remark, which he made while talking to reporters on Saturday, comes at a time when the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance of the Shiv Sena, the NCP and the Congress has been accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of misusing central agencies, particularly following the arrest of NCP Minister Nawab Malik by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The PM is expected to visit Pune on March 6 for the inauguration of the city’s metro rail service, but there has been no official intimation of his programme as yet.
