Economy in a tight spot and inflation rising, but government is ignoring real problems, says Sharad Pawar

NCPSP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday alleged that while inflation was rising and the countryrsquos economic condition looked difficult the Central government was painting a ldquovery beautiful picturerdquo of the economy by ignoring the real problemTalking to reporters in his hometown Baramati in Pune district the veteran leader also claimed that in order to divert peoplersquos attention from core matters some issues were being raked up with the consent of the governmentpopcorn numberOct 16 descTentative date of Prime Minister Narendra Modirsquos visit to Baramati classDefaultldquoToday the condition of the economy of the state and the country is difficult Inflation is rising and it is becoming difficult for the head of the family to meet daily needs To divert the attention from all these things with the consent of the government some issues including education are being raked up so that the core issues are conveniently ignored We see that this is being done deliberatelyrdquo he saidPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday applauded the countryrsquos people for the 78 per cent GDP growth rate calling the feat particularly impressive coming against the backdrop of global turmoil geopolitical conflicts and supply chain disruptionsReferring to it Pawar said ldquoThe countryrsquos Finance Minister and Prime Minister are trying to show that the country has a very beautiful picture of the economy They are not paying attention to the real problemIt seems they have not paid attention to itrdquoldquoThe Prime Minister says some things at the international level to divert peoplersquos attention from the present situationrdquo the former Union minister said adding that people will be hit by inflation and feel a pinch in their pocketStudent protestA bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday quashed all criminal cases registered against students involved in protests between July 20 and 25 and directed the Centre to provide financial compensation within three months to families of NEET aspirants who took their own livesReplying to a query about it Pawar said protesters should be allowed to agitate democratically ldquoIt is a studentsrsquo protest and they have some demands The judiciary has clearly stated how the policy adopted by the government is wrong The judiciary has in a way given strict advice to the government that if you do not take a decision in this way we will have to take some decisionsldquoThis government has brought things to such a condition that we should worry whether rights pertaining to the judicial system will eventually go into the hands of administrative officersrdquo he saidShiv Sena symbolAsked about the hearing on tussle over allotment of Shiv Sena symbol Pawar said ldquoI cannot say what will happen the courtrsquos decision is final Hearing is still going on before that we should not comment Letrsquos wait eight to ten days for both and then we will discussrdquoPrime Ministerrsquos visitTalking about PM Modirsquos proposed visit to Baramati Pawar said ldquoHe has said that he is coming We have given him a date of October 16 but it may be later An artificial ontelligence institute has been built here it is the first in the country He will inspect it and a presentation will be given to himldquoSome of our people had given him their presentation at Supriya Sulersquos daughters wedding But he wants to understand it in detail the programme is hererdquo he added During his Baramati visit PM Modi may inaugurate lsquoPrerna Sthalrsquo a dome and museum complex at the Vidya Pratishthan campusSugar pricesReplying to a query on sugar rates and import Pawar said sugarcane growers had apparently not benefited ldquoPrices are rising production cost is also going up but the cultivators should get some share of the increased income Present situation does not look like that In my opinion importing sugar is not right Today it is not possible to say when imported sugar will come and what its benefits will berdquo he saidRainfall deficitPawar said ldquoI am going everywhere It seems that today the entire Marathwada will be devastated by drought The picture is not good But everyone should help farmers who are in difficult conditionsrdquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever