07 April,2024 09:17 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
Ajit Pawar. File Pic
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar expressed confidence in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that there is no alternative in the Opposition who is capable of taking responsibility for the nation's 140 crore people, reported the ANI.
"The Lok Sabha elections 2024 is being held at the national level, not just for some villages. In these polls, voters decide who will take responsibility for the 140 crore people of the nation...We are confident that the nation can only move ahead under the leadership of PM Modi...We do not see any alternative to PM Modi in the opposition," Ajit Pawar said, speaking to reporters in Pimpri-Chinchwad on Sunday, according to the ANI.
Ajit Pawar mentioned that the INDIA bloc has been formed solely to oppose everything done under the Narendra Modi government; however, the majority of people believe that only Prime Minister Modi can advance the nation, as per the ANI.
"INDIA bloc has come into existence just to oppose everything done by the Modi government, people are very smart, they know everything...If you ask them, the majority will say that only PM Modi can take the nation ahead...We have seen the development work done under PM Modi in the last 10 years and the vision for the nation ahead...We all want the PM to be re-elected for a third consecutive term," Ajit Pawar said, the news agency reported on Sunday.
Speaking about the party's Baramati candidate from the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Sunetra Pawar, who has been pitted against sitting MP Supriya Sule from the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, Ajit Pawar said that he has worked in the district for the last 32 years, reported the ANI.
"Earlier, people were questioning who would be the candidate in Baramati. But after the candidate was declared, people decided to choose PM Modi over Rahul Gandhi as they had seen the work done by him in the last 10 years...I have worked in the district (Baramati) for 32 years. I am a man of development. I make decisions quickly for people. Therefore, I am confident that people will support me," Ajit Pawar said, the news agency reported.
According to the ANI, Ajit Pawar dismissed reports of a potential rift within the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the state over seat-sharing, he said, "There is no rift within Mahayuti...It may be that, at times, some may have a different view. But that is human tendency. Otherwise, everything is smooth...Candidates and seats can be decided until the last date of nomination filing."
(with ANI inputs)
