Modi, Pawar share old bond, meeting not political: Sanjay Raut

NCP chief Sharad Pawar during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday. Pic/PTI

Stating that the recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar had no political links, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday asserted that the two leaders share an old bond and the meeting shouldn't be viewed from a political perspective.

Raut said, "Pawar sahib and Modi Ji share an old bond and they always consult each other. I saw in the photos that Pawar sahib had taken a file along with him, it might be related to agriculture or co-operation." "When I meet Pawar sahib, I will talk to him, I don't think there is any politics in it," he added. This came after Rajya Sabha MP Sharad Pawar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

The meeting came two days before the monsoon session of Parliament beginning July 19. Lashing out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for blaming Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) ideology for the talks stalled with India, Raut said, "If RSS has an ideology, then what? What is wrong with that ideology? They have kept our Kashmir (PoK) in their possession, which they call Azad Kashmir, but it belongs to India. If ever there will be any dialogue, it will start from there. It is not an ideology of an organisation, it is the spirit of our country, it is the ideology of 125 crore people."

Meanwhile, amid rumours of his resignation, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa arrived in Delhi and met the Prime Minister. After the meeting, there was speculation that he had offered to resign. When asked, Yediyurappa said, "These are all rumours. Yesterday I met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the development of the state. I am coming back to Delhi in the first week of next month. There is no value for such news."

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