Asked about Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s comment that the ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme to provide financial assistance to women could affect the timely payment of subsidies in other sectors, Pawar said even Prime Minister Narendra Modi had termed such schemes ‘revdi culture’ which need to stop.”Gadkari has a constructive and non-political approach to development,” he said, adding that roads have improved during the tenure of the BJP leader, who is also the Union minister of road transport and highways.To a question about Gadkari’s claim that he had been offered the PM’s chair by the opposition multiple times, Pawar said, ” We did not make any such offer. If we don’t have the required number of MPs, how can we make such an offer.”.Asked about the ‘secrets’ behind his energy, Pawar, who will turn 84 in December, said it increases with his age.About Modi’s likely visits to Maharashtra ahead of assembly polls, he said the PM addressed 18 rallies before the Lok Sabha elections and lost in 14 constituencies.”For assembly elections too, he should address many rallies,” he equipped.
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