Sharad Pawar on opposition letter to PM says no talks were held with Congress and Left parties

With the Congress and Left parties not being signatories to a letter written by some Opposition parties to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging blatant misuse of Central agencies, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said he hadn't spoken with these parties in this regard.

Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray are the signatories from the opposition bloc in Maharashtra to the letter written by Arvind Kejriwal of AAP and eight other parties. Pawar said he was the first signatory to the letter and hope the prime minister would take cognizance.

Asked about the Congress and Left parties not being signatories and whether he had spoken to these parties, Pawar said no talks took place. With all 5-10 people I spoke to their signatures are there in the letter. With those, I didn't speak with their signatures are not there, he said.

Congress is an important party in the country. Leave aside its success and failures but today the party has its workers in every village in every state. The way Congress is important, similarly, Mamata Banerjee (of Trinamool Congress) is also important besides other leaders. We will have to speak to everyone and we will start the process, he said.