Stating that he keeps meeting the chief ministers of various states in the country in the capacity of Union Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar on Saturday sought to know what wrong it is to do so.
Pawar was apparently referring to the recent reports in the media about his "secret" meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on January 17.
"As the Union Agriculture Minister, I have the responsibility of increasing the country's food production and the implementation of the Food Security Act and for that purpose, I have to visit various states. I visit West Bengal and meet chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Similarly, I meet Naveen Patnaik in Odisha; Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Madhya Pradesh and Narendra Modi when I go to Ahmedabad," the NCP chief said.
"However, suddenly one day newspapers published a news about my meeting with Modi....What is wrong in meeting the chief ministers? Have I met anyone from Pakistan or China? What is wrong in it?" he said adding that a hype was created out of nothing.
On January 31, Pawar had slammed as "completely mischievous" and "baseless" a media report about his meeting with BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi here.
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