The BJP took a dig at the Congress after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar was seen inaugurating a factory along with billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani on Saturday.
Pawar, who had raised eyebrows when he met embattled billionaire Gautam Adani amidst demands by Opposition parties for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into allegations levelled by US short-seller Hindenburg, on Saturday inaugurated “India’s first Lactoferrin Plant Exympower” in Gujarat.
Pawar also visited Adani’s residence and office in Ahmedabad, reports PTI. However, it is not known what the meeting was about.
In a post on X, Pawar posted pictures of the meeting which showed him and Adani cutting a ribbon of the factory.
“It was a privilege to inaugurate India’s first Lactoferrin Plant Exympower in Vasna, Chacharwadi, Gujarat along with Mr. Gautam Adani,” the NCP supremo wrote.
Re-posting the tweet, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, “I just hope that Sharad Pawar ji won’t be abused by likes of Alka Lamba again merely because nobody in INDI Alliance takes @RahulGandhi or his utterances seriously. This picture speaks a thousand words provided Rahul Gandhi is willing to listen.”
Notably, Pawar’s NCP is a part of the INDIA bloc, a grouping of 28 political parties to take on the BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections that is scheduled next year.
In April, the billionaire industrialist had visited Pawar’s residence ‘Silver Oak’ in south Mumbai. The meeting had lasted for almost two hours, and came within days of Pawar coming out in support of Adani and criticising the narrative being built around the Hindenburg report.
His stand is in contrast with his allies, especially the Congress, which has been constantly pressing on the Narendra Modi-led government for a JPC to probe the allegations of fraud and stock market manipulations against the Adani group.
Adani had again visited Pawar’s residence in June.