Pawar & Sule Meet PM Modi Amid Delimitation Bill Buzz & Protests!
Pawar & Sule Meet PM Modi Amid Delimitation Bill Buzz & Protests!
NCP(SP) leaders Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule met PM Modi during Monsoon Session, sparking talks of Delimitation Bill and potential NDA support, despite their involvement in recent protests.
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, accompanied by his daughter and Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. This significant meeting occurred during the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament, immediately stirring political speculation, especially given their recent activities.
Just a day prior, both Mr. Pawar and Ms. Sule had joined protestors at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. The protest, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), is an ongoing demonstration against the NEET-UG paper leak, with a strong demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. At the protest, Mr. Pawar urged the Centre to "sensitively consider the demands" and take appropriate action, emphasizing government accountability to its citizens.
The timing of their meeting with the Prime Minister has fueled buzz, particularly around the Delimitation Bill and the potential for NCP(SP) support for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). While Mr. Pawar's party joined opposition demonstrations, his subsequent meeting with PM Modi has highlighted his characteristic strategic ambiguity in politics. Supriya Sule, for her part, has expressed conditional support for the Delimitation Bill, stating that her party would back it if it proposed an even increase of seats across all states.
In a statement regarding the protests, Mr. Pawar asserted, "The Indian Constitution has provided protection to the rights and entitlements of every citizen of the country, and the government and administration are accountable to the people. Therefore, instead of suppressing the students and citizens who are protesting peacefully for their demands, the government should sensitively consider their demands and take appropriate action by duly noting them." This firm stance on civil liberties and government responsiveness underscores the complex political landscape in which this high-profile meeting took place, leaving many to ponder the future alignment and strategies of the NCP(SP).
