Don't bring local level politics into India's global outreach on terror: Pawar tells Raut
The Hindu
Sharad Pawar criticizes local politics in global outreach efforts, advises against boycotting Centre's international delegations.
NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Monday (May 19, 2025) virtually snubbed Sanjay Raut, advising him against bringing "local level politics" in India's global outreach efforts, a day after the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader called for boycotting the Centre's move to send delegations to various countries.
Mr. Pawar recalled that he was a member of a delegation sent by former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao to the UN under the leadership of BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Addressing the media in Baramati, the former Defence Minister said, "When the international issues crop up, the party-level politics should be shunned. Today, the Centre has formed some delegations, and they have been assigned to go to some countries and put forth India's stand about the Pahalgam attack and the subsequent activities from Pakistan."
Notably, Mr. Raut on Sunday said INDIA bloc constituents should have boycotted the Union government’s move to send all-party delegations to different countries, claiming they will defend the “sins and crimes” committed by the government.
Mr. Pawar said Mr. Raut has the right to make his own opinion.
"But I can see one member from his party [Sena-UBT] is part of the delegation. I feel local-level politics should not be brought into this issue," he said.
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