PM 'dividing' society, will have no association with those allied with BJP: Sharad Pawar

PUNE: Senior opposition leader Sharad Pawar on Friday accused Narendra Modi of "dividing" the society as he slammed the prime minister's campaign speeches and asserted that popular "unrest" against the ruling alliance will help the MVA return to power in Maharashtra.

When asked about the possibility of a post-poll reunion with his estranged nephew Ajit Pawar, the senior leader emphasised that he will not have any truck with parties associated with the BJP.

In an interview with PTI, Pawar, considered the architect of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra, said the ruling Mahayuti has been using a "tremendous amount of monetary strength", including through cash transfer schemes, to influence the polls following its poor show in the state in the Lok Sabha polls.

But people will reject them, he said.