AJIT PAWAR'S NCP WILL BE WIPED OUT

INTERVIEW - PRITHVIRAJ CHAVAN, CONGRESS LEADER AND FORMER CHIEF MINISTER

- DNYANESH JATHAR

Q/ How do you see the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s prospects?

A/ By and large, we have succeeded in our seat-sharing [talks]. There is huge anger in Maharashtra against the Modi government. [There are] issues like inflation, unemployment and farmers’ woes, but more than that corruption is becoming an important point. [It is well known that] the government in Maharashtra was formed after horse trading and money was allegedly paid to legislators. It would not have happened without Modi’s blessings. People are not fools, they see what is happening.

They (Modi government) are arresting chief ministers. I am not going into [whether they are] guilty or not, but why don’t you try them in a court of law?

They thought the Ram Mandir would have the same impact as Balakot (India’s 2019 airstrike in Pakistani territory). That did not happen. A grand temple was built, very good. What is the role of Prime Minister Modi [in it]? Unless he says that he influenced the Supreme Court to rule in a particular way. Then that is a different matter.