Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday described NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar as the "Bhishma Pitamah" of parliamentary politics and expressed disapproval of any plans by him to retire from active politics.

According to news agency PTI, while speaking to reporters, Sanjay Raut emphasised that, at present, no Indian leader possesses as much parliamentary experience as Sharad Pawar, 83, who has a political career spanning for nearly six decades.