A day after Nationalist Congress Party chief >Sharad Pawar’s warning of snap polls in Maharashtra caused a stir in political circles, Mr Pawar clarified on Wednesday that his party was not seeking to pull down the BJP-led minority government.
“We are not interested in toppling the government. We had earlier offered our support to it. But if the government goes against the interests of the people, then any party is free to take a decision,” Mr. Pawar said, addressing party workers at a conclave here.
He also defended backtracking on his party’s offer of unconditional support to the government soon after the polls. Contradicting this stand on Tuesday, Mr. Pawar said had his party was not responsible for ensuring the government’s stability. “There is no difference between these two comments. Even earlier we said that if the government took a stand against the interests of the people, we would oppose it.”
