Sharad Pawar Rebukes Amit Shah While Clarifying INDIA Bloc's Role

Sharad Pawar criticizes Amit Shah's remarks on 'betrayal politics' and affirms that the INDIA alliance is focused solely on national elections.

Sharad Pawar dismissed Amit Shah's claims that BJP's Maharashtra victory ended 'betrayal politics' allegedly started by Pawar in 1978, calling for decorum in political discourse.
Pawar highlighted the lack of communication among current political leaders compared to earlier eras, citing examples of collaboration across party lines in the past.
The NCP (Sharad Pawar) chief reaffirmed that the INDIA alliance was created for national elections and not for state or local-level polls.
Tensions within the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition grew as Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) announced plans to contest local body elections independently.
Pawar plans to meet with MVA leaders to discuss the possibility of a united approach to local elections, while maintaining that no MPs from his faction support an alliance with the BJP.