New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Rajya Sabha MP Sharad Pawar on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. "Rajya Sabha MP Shri Sharad Pawar met PM Narendra Modi," Prime Minister's Office (PMO) tweeted. The meeting came two days before the monsoon session of Parliament beginning July 19.
Earlier on Friday, the newly-appointed leader of Rajya Sabha and Union Minister Piyush Goyal held consultations with former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, and senior Congress leader Anand Sharma ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, government officials said.
An all-party meeting will be held on July 18, sources had said on Wednesday. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi has called an all-party meeting at 11 am on July 18 in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to be present, they added.
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A veteran leader widely recognised for his political acumen, Pawar is the main architect of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra and is seen as a lynchpin for any future opposition alliance against the BJP. Squabble among alliance partners over one issue or another has often come to the fore, with state Congress president Nana Patole's frequent digs at other two partners -- the Shiv Sena and the NCP -- making news of late.
The 80-year-old veteran leader is also known for his warm relations with politicians across party affiliations. Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Piyush Goyal had met Pawar on Friday.
While the defence minister had briefed Pawar, also a former defence minister, on the border row involving China, Goyal had met him as part of the government's outreach to opposition leaders before the session starts.
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(ANI)
