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Sharad Pawar likens Congress to landlords still basking in past glory
Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar on Thursday likened the Congress with zamindars, or feudal landlords, who existed before the zamindari system was abolished in the country following India’s Independence, reported NDTV.
When asked whether the Congress was arrogant to not take a different stance on the leadership of a united Opposition besides Rahul Gandhi helming the post, Pawar narrated an anecdote about zamindars.
“I had told a story about UP [Uttar Pradesh] zamindars, who used to have huge land parcels and big havelis,” he said. “After the Land Ceiling Act, their lands shrank to 15-20 acres. They did not even have the power to maintain their havelis. Every morning, they got up, looking at the land, and said that this all used to be ours.”
Pawar, who made the statement during an interview to Mumbai Tak news channel, said the Congress has the same mentality as the feudal landlords. He said that the party needs to accept the reality that it does not have the same presence across the country that it had before.
The Congress’ control over states has reduced significantly after the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014.
“There was a time when there was Congress from Kashmir to Kanyakumari,” Pawar said. “But not so anymore….