NCP (SP) shares Sharad Pawar's old video of 'equal opportunity' to girls

Amid a tussle within the Pawar family over the Baramati Lok Sabha seat where NCP SP leader Supriya Sule is pitted against cousin Ajit Pawars wife Sunetra Pawar an old interview of Sharad Pawar has been shared by his party in which he speaks about giving equal opportunities to girlsThis video is being viewed as the NCP Sharadchandra Pawar partys response to the appeal made by the rival camps head and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar to vote for the name Pawar in Baramati in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024Baramati from where Ajit Pawar is an MLA is the home turf of the Pawar family Supriya Sule the daughter of Sharad Pawar has represented the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency thrice so far and is seeking a fourth termSpeaking at a programme of party workers in Baramati earlier this week Ajit Pawar sought support for his wife in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and sent out a message to the voters telling them they have elected his uncle Sharad Pawars daughter three times but now they should elect his daughterinlawYou have been with the Pawars for so long but now there must be some thought about what to do in Lok Sabha polls as there are two candidates from the same family You must be wondering whom to support whom to vote for It is simple as you have been with the Pawars for so long just go and vote for another Pawar referring to Sunetra Pawar he saidLast month chairperson of Maharashtra State Commission for Women Rupali Chakankar who is in the Ajit Pawar camp said if married women interfere in their maternal homes it leads to disputesIn the wake of these developments the NCP SP posted on its social media handle an old video of Sharad Pawar answering a question posed by noted filmmaker Jabbar Patel on how he deals with questions of not having a sonOnly a visionary leader like Sharad Pawar can speak of a daughter who apart from being a family heir can also carry forward the ideological legacy This sets Maharashtra apart from other states Regressive people can only speak of heir to the family their surname maternal home and inlaws home Such people cannot understand the progressive Maharashtra the NCP SP said in the postBaramati votes on May 7 in the third phase Three time MP Supriya sule Sharad pawars only child is contesting the highstakes election against Sunetra Pawar wife of Ajit PawarI do face this question especially when I travel in remote areas I am told it would have been good if there was a son to light the funeral pyre and continue the family name If the son lights the pyre the doors to heaven open Should we worry about who will light the pyre after we are gone or those who behave good when we are alive Pawar told Patel in the interviewThe need is to give up such a mentality about female and male children I feel we can give equal opportunities to a girl and increase her selfconfidence and get the best out of her he saidThe Nationalist Congress Party NCP founded by Sharad Pawar in 1999 split last year after Ajit Pawar and several MLAs of the party joined the Eknath Shindeled government The Election Commission and the Maharashtra assembly speaker have recognised the Ajit Pawarled party as the real NCP and allotted the clock symbol to itWith inputs from Agencies