Should speak keeping his constitutional stature in mind: Pawar hits back at PM after jibe on his tenure as agri minister

Mumbai, 28/10: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe at Sharad Pawar by questioning his tenure as Union agriculture minister, the NCP supremo hit back with facts and figures on the rise of crop production when the Dr Manmohan Singh-led UPA government .

In the temple town of Shirdi, Modi, without mentioning Pawar, said: “…in the the 7 years (during BJP-led NDA rule) foodgrains worth Rs 13.5 lakh crore was procured under MSP while this figure was a mere 3.5 lakh crore during the tenure of a senior leader