Sanjay Raut said that Pawar is a key leader of the Opposition's INDIA coalition, and it is people's sentiment that he should not be attending the event.
The editorial also alleged that the BJP had a plan to split the NCP but failed after Sharad Pawar’s resignation. An NCP spokesperson said the party doesn’t agree with what Sanjay Raut has written in the editorial
Sharad Pawar News: Sharad Pawar's resignation bombshell on Tuesday left Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) shocked, with workers and functionaries asking the veteran leader to withdraw his decision to step down as party president