Sharad Pawar leader of corruption: Amit Shah in Maharashtra

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday mounted a scathing attack on opposition stalwart and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and dubbed him the leader of corruption in the country. Addressing the BJP's state convention in Pune, he also slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for displaying arrogance despite loss in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and called Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray the head of the Aurangzeb fan club who was sitting with people that sought clemency for 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon."They want to win elections by spreading misconceptions. They talk about corruption, but the biggest leader of corruption in Indian politics is Sharad Pawar and I have no confusion when I say this. Sharad Pawar institutionalised corruption in many governments of this country," the senior BJP leader said.

वो (शरद पवार) कह रहे हैं कि दूध का पाउडर इंपोर्ट होगा, वो सर्कुलर निकाल कर गए थे, लेकिन मोदी सरकार के 10 साल के दौरान एक किलो दूध का पाउडर भी इंपोर्ट नहीं किया है और अगले पांच साल तक एक ग्राम भी दूध का पाउडर इंपोर्ट नहीं होगा।

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This is not the first time when Shah has attacked the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief in public. During the Lok Sabha elections, he accused Thackeray of leaving ideology for power.He said the BJP-led Mahayuti will do better in the Maharashtra assembly polls than what the party did in the 2014 and 2019 editions.