Police register four more offences in irrigation scam, NCP leaders implicated

The battle between the Sharad Pawarled opposition and BJP took a dramatic turn in Nagpur yesterday when the police registered four more offences in the irrigation scam in which senior NCP leaders are allegedly involved The action apparently came as a counter to diffuse the agitation that saw Pawar give the clarion call for displacing the BJP from the Centre and stateSharad Pawar and other leaders at the massive rally which he addressed in Nagpur yesterday PicPTIPawar slammed PM Narendra Modi for not resolving the problems that the country is facing and compromising national security by making wild allegations that former PM Manmohan Singh held parleys with Pakistan to ensure BJPs defeat in Gujarat Immediately after Pawars threat the state police registered four more cases in the Vidarbha irrigations scam in which then ministers of water resources from the NCP are allegedly involvedPawars outburstA fiery Pawar warned Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis against issuing threats to opposition parties He addressed a massive rally on Tuesday at Nagpur where the winter session of the state legislature is being held Pawar led a political agitation after 37 years and the birthday boy who underwent surgery on his toe a few days ago attended it against medical advice Pawar has decided to hit the government where it hurts most He appealed to farmers to boycott paying government revenue taxes electricity bill and repaying loansFight till we bring in changeWe have started this together and we need to continue the agitation till we bring in change said the former union agriculture minister He appealed to crisisridden farmers to show the BJP its place in coming elections Our PM has destroyed a tradition of not compromising national security for political benefit Its sad that he has accused a leader like Manmohan Singh who has impeccable credentials worldwide a former vicepresident of India a former Army chief and foreign secretaries of conniving with Pakistan to ensure BJPs defeat in Gujarat Our PM has been deliberate in taking Pakistans name to divert attention from simmering discontent against the BJP and his own failure said PawarPawar challenged Modi and Fadnavis over their claims and welfare schemes that the UPA government executed Please read todays newspaper reports which say that our farmers achieved a record production during our regime We solved problems On the other hand these BJP people only talk and do nothing he saidRevived love affairThe newfound love between the Congress and NCP was highlight of the event The partners who ruled the state for 15 years and country for 10 years broke up ahead of the 2014 Assembly elections After a crushing defeat the NCP was seen moving closer to BJP At one point Modi even said Pawar was his political guru However in recent times NCP has been raising its voice against the BJP despite being under pressure in the wake of corruption inquiries against its leaders What brought the NCP and Congress together is the discontent among farmers which both parties want to cash inWhite caps vs black capsAnother speaker Congress leader Mohan Prakash blamed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS which has headquarters in Nagpur for dividing the nation in the name of religion This battle is between white caps worn by Congress workers and black caps official headgear of RSS workers Drive them away if you find these black caps in your villages or towns They are out to destroy our nation he saidCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news current affairs from Mumbai local news crime news and breaking headlines hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go