Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and former Union minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday dismissed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks claiming that the BJP’s victory in Maharashtra assembly polls had put an end to the politics of betrayal initiated by Pawar in 1978.

Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Pawar remarked, “I was the chief minister in 1978. I am not aware of his whereabouts at that time.” He recalled that during his tenure as chief minister, leaders like Uttamrao Patil from the Jan Sangh were part of his cabinet.