Vadodara:
Union Agriculture Minister and president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar said today that there is no threat to the UPA government at present. He though added that his party was ready if mid-term polls came.
Replying to a question regarding BSP supremo Mayawati's hint of the possibility of early polls, Mr Pawar said, "UPA government is stable and it does not have any problem of survival, as several other parties are supporting it." But he added, "Being a political party we are ready for mid-term polls."
Mr Pawar was in Vadodara today to preside over the fifth national convention of NCP, attended by the party delegates from all over the country.
He also said that though there was no threat, the UPA would have to tread carefully.
Reiterating his stand on allegations made by Arvind Kejriwal against businessman Robert Vadra, who is the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Mr Pawar dared the activist-turned-politician to approach the courts. "Of late, it has become a fashion that anyone levels allegations, then keeps mum and later asks the government to probe," he said.
Mr Pawar denied that there was any rift in the union cabinet, especially between himself and the Rural Development Minister Jayram Ramesh, over the land acquisition bill.
"The country needs electricity and industries. But at the same time, farmers should also be adequately compensated and rehabilitated. All these issues have been addressed in the bill," he said.
Replying to a question regarding BSP supremo Mayawati's hint of the possibility of early polls, Mr Pawar said, "UPA government is stable and it does not have any problem of survival, as several other parties are supporting it." But he added, "Being a political party we are ready for mid-term polls."
Mr Pawar was in Vadodara today to preside over the fifth national convention of NCP, attended by the party delegates from all over the country.
He also said that though there was no threat, the UPA would have to tread carefully.
Reiterating his stand on allegations made by Arvind Kejriwal against businessman Robert Vadra, who is the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Mr Pawar dared the activist-turned-politician to approach the courts. "Of late, it has become a fashion that anyone levels allegations, then keeps mum and later asks the government to probe," he said.
Mr Pawar denied that there was any rift in the union cabinet, especially between himself and the Rural Development Minister Jayram Ramesh, over the land acquisition bill.
"The country needs electricity and industries. But at the same time, farmers should also be adequately compensated and rehabilitated. All these issues have been addressed in the bill," he said.
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