NCP CHIEF SHARAD PAWAR MEETS PM MODI

(The Quiver): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar had a 20-minute meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the PM’s Office in Parliament on Wednesday.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today in Parliament.

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The meeting came a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached assets worth more than Rs 11.15 crore of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s wife and one of his associates in a money-laundering investigation linked to certain land deals.

I brought to the notice of the PM the matter regarding (ED) attaching properties of Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut. If a central agency takes a step like this, then they've to take responsibility for it..this action against him because he speaks against the Govt?: NCP Chief Sharad Pawar pic.twitter.com/JsUIx4jhF3
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While speaking to reporters after the meeting, Sharad Pawar said, “I spoke to the Prime Minister about the case related to Rajya Sabha (RS) member Sanjay Raut. I told him that the way Raut’s properties have been attached is injustice.

Sharad Pawar added, “I told the PM that Sanjay Raut is not just a RS member, but also a journalist.”In another development, the CBI took custody of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh from the Arthur Road Prison in Central Mumbai and placed under arrest in connection with corruption allegations raised against him by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.