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Sunetra Pawar’s Attendance at RSS Women’s Meet Raises Questions for NCP

Opponents cite images from a Delhi event at Kangana Ranaut’s residence to challenge Ajit Pawar’s ideological positioning.

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NCP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar attending a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliated women’s organisation’s meeting in Delhi on Wednesday.
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Overview

  • BJP MP Kangana Ranaut hosted a Rashtra Sevika Samiti gathering at her Delhi home and promoted it as a push for Sanatan values and Hindu culture, sharing photos on X.
  • Photographs showed Sunetra Pawar addressing the group with portraits of RSS leaders K. B. Hedgewar and M. S. Golwalkar visible in the background.
  • Sunetra said her presence was non-political and focused on understanding women’s initiatives and empowerment work, urging that no political meaning be attached.
  • Ajit Pawar said he did not know whether his wife attended, vowed to ask her, and chided reporters for seeking only “breaking news.”
  • Critics, including NCP(SP) MLA Rohit Pawar, questioned the party’s secular credentials and argued the Ajit Pawar-led faction in the BJP–Shiv Sena alliance faces pressure to signal alignment with RSS ideology.