Pune: NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday, addressing a public rally in Pune, criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for targeting the Gandhi family during his poll rallies in Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana. Pawar said that he would have appreciated it if PM Modi spoke about development, inflation, or maintaining law and order during his rallies. However, he criticised three generations of the Gandhi family—Nehru, Rajiv, and Indira Gandhi—despite two of them having sacrificed their lives for the country.
"Jawaharlal Nehru spent 12 years of his life in jail for the independence of this country. Indira Gandhi taught a lesson to Pakistan by liberating Bangladesh. She sent a message to the world that India wants to be friends with everyone, but if anyone messes with us, we will teach them a lesson.
She sacrificed her life for this country. Rajiv Gandhi, the third-generation member of the family, worked towards making this country powerful. Narendra Modi criticises the family whose members have sacrificed their lives for this nation," Pawar said.
The NCP (SCP) leader also attacked the state govt over the law and order situation, particularly in Pune, and said that the city's identity has changed from an education hub to a ‘Koyta Gang' place. He targetted govt over the consumption of drugs by youngsters and said that the future of Pune and its generations will be destroyed by the current govt's laxity. While criticising the NCP MLA from Wadgaon Sheri over the Porsche case, P.
