Congress- NCP dont want NPR in Maharashtra. Sharad Pawar
Mumbai, 18-02-2020
After successfull #MahaMorcha at Azad Maidan Mumbai organised by ‘Alliance against CAA-NRC-NPR’, on Tuesday met Shri Sharad Pawar, the National President of NCP and also an alliance party of Maha Vikas Aghadi.
The delegation shared their concerns about CAA-NRC-NPR and gave a memorandum demanding not to implement NPR & NRC in Maharashtra, Withdraw notices and criminal cases against peaceful protesters and abolished CAA.
Maulana Athar Sahab (Co – Convener of Alliance against NRC/CAA/NPR), demanded non implementation of NPR in Maharashtra and requested the support for the same in the light of unrest and sense of fear among masses which was expressed through Maha Morcha on Saturday 15th February 2020 at Azad Maidan.
On a query by Farid Shaikh, Shri Sharad Pawar said that Congress and NCP are against CAA and have voted against it in the Parliament.
He assured that both Congress and NCP are in favor of not implementing NPR in Maharashtra and also asked the alliance to have a discussion and meeting with The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Uddhav Thackrey, said Hasib Bhatkar Co Convenor of Alliance.
Mr Rakesh Rathod, OBC leader, demanded that the census should be conducted on ‘caste based’ basis which is a long pending demand of OBC in Maharashtra and will benefit them in big way.
Ms Teesta Setlavad emphasized the fact that it will affect all the communities and will put heavy financial burden on state coffer.
Farid Shaikh, Maulana Athar, Adv. Rakesh Rathod, Teesta Setalvad,Dr. Salim Khan, Hasib Bhatkar, Maulana Ejaz Kashmiri, Sachin Ingle were part of the
