Munde criticises Pawar, rules out any alignment

Maharashtra BJP chief says there is a possibility of Pawar joining Congress since he is already campaigning for it.

Criticising NCP president Sharad Pawar for his anti-NDA and anti-Vajpayee campaign, BJP Maharashtra unit president Gopinath Munde on Sunday ruled out any alignment with the Maratha leader in future.

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"There is no question of BJP having any relation with NCP in future," Munde told reporters.

Ridiculing Pawar for his recent remarks on Vajpayee and NDA government's policies, Munde said, "The NCP leader, who was directly or indirectly supporting NDA policies for last five years has suddenly taken a different stand of attacking it."

"There is a possibility of Pawar joining Congress since he is already campaigning for it," Munde observed.

Munde said, "The same Pawar, who attacked NDA government for its treatment towards farmers, had earlier written a letter congratulating Arun Jaitley for his performance at the ministerial conference of WTO at Cancun."

Munde alleged that Pawar was responsible for deteriorating condition of sugar cooperatives.

The BJP leader further said, both Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Pawar have not done anything to Mumbai and Shinde had not done anything in favour of Dalits.