Pawar opts to stay out of Prez poll fray, urges PM for unanimous pick

  • | Wednesday | 26th April, 2017

"There can be a unanimous candidate for the President's post if PM Modi decides and discusses with opposition parties," Pawar told reporters in Solapur on Monday. It is better to wait and watch," he said.There can be a unanimous candidate for the President's post if PM Modi decides and discusses with opposition partiesThere can be a unanimous candidate for the President's post if PM Modi decides and discusses with opposition parties. I feel proud to pronounce this publicly," he had said, congratulating Pawar on his completion of 50 years in public life.Political analyst Ashok Chousalkar said even as Pawar claimed that he was not in the race for the President's post, one could not rule out he becoming the unanimous candidate. You cannot judge his stand from what he is saying. He helped me walk by holding my finger.

PUNE: NCP president Sharad Pawar has iterated that he does not want to throw his hat in the presidential poll ring, but appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have a dialogue with the Opposition for a consensus on the candidate for the coveted post.The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief's appeal to the PM assumes significance in the wake of reports about CPM leaders Sitaram Yechury and Prakash Karat favouring Pawar to be in the fray and BJP's alliance partner, Shiv Sena , openly supporting his candidature."There can be a unanimous candidate for the President's post if PM Modi decides and discusses with opposition parties," Pawar told reporters in Solapur on Monday. On the possibility of his candidature, Pawar said his party has only 14 members in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and it was "inappropriate" for him to "dream" about the post.Pawar's aides and party leaders are, however, upbeat with the CPM and the Shiv Shiv Sena propelling his name for the President's post. A senior NCP party said Pawar's "is an acceptable name for all parties" and his "bonhomie with Modi is not hidden".Modi, who was recently at the Vasantada Sugar Institute in Manjari on an invitation from Pawar, praised the NCP president as one who provides an "example" for others in public life."I have personal respect for Sharadrao. I was the Gujarat chief minister. He helped me walk by holding my finger. I feel proud to pronounce this publicly," he had said, congratulating Pawar on his completion of 50 years in public life.Political analyst Ashok Chousalkar said even as Pawar claimed that he was not in the race for the President's post, one could not rule out he becoming the unanimous candidate. "His political career has been unpredictable. You cannot judge his stand from what he is saying. It is better to wait and watch," he said.There can be a unanimous candidate for the President's post if PM Modi decides and discusses with opposition partiesThere can be a unanimous candidate for the President's post if PM Modi decides and discusses with opposition parties.

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