Pawar family not to celebrate Diwali this year, says Supriya Sule

NCP SP working president Supriya Sule on Thursday said the Pawar family has decided not to celebrate Diwali festival this yearOur aunt Bharati Prataprao Pawar passed away recently She was like a mother to all of us Therefore we the entire Pawar family have collectively decided not to celebrate this years Diwali the Lok Sabha member said in a post on X hellipmdash Supriya Sule supriya_sule October 16 2025The annual Diwali celebrations and the programme of meeting relatives on the occasion of Diwali Padva at Govindbag in Punes Baramati area will also not be held this year said Sule who is the daughter of NCP SP chief Sharad PawarBharati Pawar 77 wife of Sharad Pawars younger brother Prataprao Pawar passed away in March this yearNothing wrong in joining hands in national interest Sule on Raj Thackerays possible MVA inclusionMeanwhile amid a buzz about Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS chief Raj Thackeray joining opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA NCP SP leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday said there was nothing wrong in coming together in the national interest reported PTIShe however also made it clear that senior MVA leaders will deliberate and decide on the inclusion of the MNS in the allianceReplying to a query if the MVA has found a new ally in Raj Thackeray Sule said There is nothing wrong in coming together in the national interest reported PTIBut the decision on including Raj Thackeray in the MVA will be taken by all senior leaders These are major political decisions and are not made in front of cameras Such discussions happen in meetings We will communicate the decision after a meeting Sule told reporters in PuneHer statement comes a day after Raj Thackeray joined top Opposition leaders including NCP SP head Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray in visiting the Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam and flagging alleged irregularities in the poll process including the voters rollsRaj Thackerays active participation led to a fresh discussion on whether the MNS will join the larger Opposition blocOn Monday Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut claimed that the MNS wants the Congress to be taken along A section of state Congress leaders has however opposed any move to join hands with the MNSThe MVA consists of the Congress Shiv Sena UBT and NCP SPMeanwhile when asked about the passport controversy involving fugitive gangster Nilesh Ghaywal and allegations that he obtained a passport during the MVA governments tenure Sule said It is the Ministry of External Affairs that issues passports not the police Everyone is aware of the procedure and everyone knows who has been in power for the last 11 yearsGhaywal who has multiple serious cases against him is suspected to have fled the country by fraudulently obtaining a passport The Pune police said that they have already issued a Look Out Notice against him and are also probing how he managed to obtain the passport despite having multiple cases against himWith inputs from PTI