Speculation is rife that Sunetra Pawar, the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, could fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections against NCP leader Supriya Sule.
Sunetra Pawar can be fielded from the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency.
Speculation is rife that Sunetra Pawar, the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar, could fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
A banner was put up recently with the photograph of Sunetra Pawar declaring her as the next Lok Sabha member in the Pune district.
The banner, which was put in Baramati, the home turf of the Pawars, declared her as an “upcoming MP” and appealed to people to elect her with a huge margin.
Sunetra Pawar can be fielded from the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, where Ajit Pawar’s cousin sister Supriya Sule, the daughter of Sharad Pawar, is the sitting MP.
5 Facts About Sunetra Pawar.
1) Sunetra Pawar is the founder of the Environmental Forum of India, an NGO founded in 2010. She has played a key role in organic farming and the use of bioagents, vermicompost, and green manure.
2) She also serves as a trustee for the educational institution Vidya Pratishthan.
3) Ms Pawar has been a Think Tank member of the World Entrepreneurship Forum in France since 2011.
4) For inculcating the concept of eco-village in India, she has earned various awards, including the Nirmal Gram Puraskar and the Cyber Gram award.
5) Ajit Pawar and Sunetra Pawar have two sons, Parth and Jay.
Sharad Pawar yesterday had said that he was not worried about losing the NCP name and symbol but asserted people did not approve of those who chose to go on a different path, a reference to the rebellion by Ajit Pawar.
It is “amusing” to hear from these persons that they left as they wanted to work for development, Mr Pawar had said.
