Sharad Pawar says that the BJP led central government will have to pay a heavy price for inflation in the Lok Sabha elections.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar warned that the BJP-led government at the Center will face electoral consequences in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections due to the rise in prices of essential commodities.

Pawar told reporters in Nashik that the government’s decisions on onion exports as well as its policies on ethanol and sugar business have created anger among farmers. He stressed how these elements would harm the BJP’s electoral prospects, PTI reported.

He said, “Rising prices of various daily use items, arbitrary policies related to onion, ethanol and sugar industry have troubled the farming community in the state. The Central government will have to pay a heavy price for this in the upcoming parliamentary elections.” This has been said in the PTI report.

According to reports, Pawar criticized the Centre’s ban on onion exports and limits on the use of sugarcane juice for ethanol production. He said that these policies impacted not only the farmers but also the broader inflationary trend.

Reportedly, regarding the seat-sharing arrangement between the three Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies and the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), Pawar indicated that discussions on most of the Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra have been completed. Is. He said some slots have been reserved for VBA candidates to enable cooperative participation by major parties.

Pawar stressed the importance of MVA parties acting quickly given the limited time left for campaigning before the general elections. “As we all are going against the clock, we, the three major parties of the MVA, have started our campaign in the state. We have very limited time before the general elections,” he said, according to a PTI report.

Furthermore, citing the government’s lack of significant achievements, Pawar accused the central administration of using institutions like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to attack political opponents.

“The central government has nothing to show to the people in its protest. Therefore, it is misusing institutions like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to attack us,” the NCP patron said. Is.”

With PTI inputs