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Pawar gave up the chairmanship of Empowered Group of Ministers on 2G, days after his appointment by the Prime Minister, fearing that his association with the decision making process would drag him into 2G Spectrum controversy.
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Pawar and chairmanship
The Asian Kabaddi Federation was founded under the chairmanship of Sharad Pawar.
Pawar and Empowered
In 2007, during Kamal Nath's tenure as Commerce minister, an Empowered Group of Ministers that included Nath, Pranab Mukherjee, and Sharad Pawar helped lift a ban on the export of non-basmati rice.
Pawar and on
Madhuri Dixit was a Guest of Honour along with her husband Dr. Shriram Nene to promote a Blood Donation Camp organised by the MLA Anil Bhosale on the occassion of the birthday of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday at Sambhaji garden on JM Road at Pune, Mumbai. Madhuri also tweeted post her short appearance: Enjoyed spending time in Pune.
Sharad Pawar has stated on record that he believes that the rate of farmer suicide in India is a ' normal thing '.
Sharad Pawar was sworn in as chief minister again on March 4, 1990 with the support of 12 independent MLAs.
Sharad Pawar had to step down and Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi took over as chief minister on March 14, 1995.
Although at 71, his retirement plans put the focus on the claims of his nephew Ajit Pawar as also daughter Supriya Sule.
In 2002 – 03, the then Maharashtra Chief Minister Sudhakarrao made a statement that the state leader of Indian National Congress party and erstwhile Chief Minister Sharad Pawar, had asked him to " go easy on Pappu Kalani ", a well known criminal-turned-politician now.
On October 27, 2007, the Bombay High Court served notices to institutions headed by Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar and Sadanand Sule ( Sharad Pawar's son-in-law ) along with a corresponding notice served to the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation ( MKVDC ) on why special privileges were given to Pawar and his family.
Sharad Pawar was served a contempt of court notice on May 1, 2008 in connection with this case for issuing statements to the press even though the matter was subjudice at the time, that was later rejected by the court.
In 2011, Under investigation of 2G spectrum scam Corporate Nira Radia has told the Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI ) that Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar may be controlling the controversial DB Realty, media reports said on Thursday.
Pawar was slapped by a youth named Harvinder Singh at the New Delhi Municipal Corporation centre while leaving the premises after attending a literary function on 24 November 2011.
The youth who slapped Pawar was highly praised on YouTube by common people, however politicians argued that violence should not be used as a means of raising concern.
DNA India's readers also praised the attack on Sharad Pawar and expressed happiness that someone of them did this to a corrupt politician like Pawar.
A parody of Why This Kolaveri Di, a track from a Tamil movie ' 3 ' which is honored by YouTube with a Gold Award for getting the most number of hits, based on the Sharad Pawar slapping incident, known as " Chamaat Song " ( Slap Song ) was posted on YouTube.
The NCP general secretary was expelled from the Congress on May 20, 1999, along with Sharad Pawar and Tariq Anwar for raising the banner of revolt against Sonia Gandhi over her foreign origin issue.
Sangma resigned from NCP on June 20th, 2012 after opposition from Sharad Pawar over his Presidential candidature.
NCP was formed on 25 May 1999, by Sharad Pawar, P. A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress ( INC ) on 20 May 1999, for disputing the right of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi to lead the party.
Pawar and 2G
Sharad Pawar is also alleged to have close links with the underworld don Dawood Ibrahim through Ibrahim's henchman Lakhan Singh based in the Middle East and close relationship with Shahid Balwa, also a suspect in the 2G spectrum scam.
Pawar and after
Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar (; born 12 December 1940 ), popularly known as Saheb, is the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress.
In 2010, Sharad Pawar became the International Cricket Council president after England's David Morgan.
He said after slapping Pawar in Hindi that ' He is a thief, they are all thieves '.
He was one of the founders of Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP ) along with Sharad Pawar and Tariq Anwar in 1999, after their explusion.
This happened after Sharad Pawar became close to the NCP's former rival Sonia Gandhi.
Pawar and by
They oversaw the greatest expansion of the Maratha Empire around 1760 with the help of Sardars like Holkar, Scindia, Bhosale, Pantpratinidhi, Gaekwad ( Dhane ), Panse, Vinchurkar, Pethe, Raste, Phadke, Patwardhan, Pawar, Pandit and Purandare, until its eventual annexation by the British East India Company in 1818.
* Two plots given allotted to Vidya Pratishthan, an educational society headed by Sharad Pawar
* A plot allotted to Anant Smriti Pratishthan, headed by Ajit Pawar, the Maharashtra state minister for irrigation and Sharad Pawar's nephew
Encouraged by Sharad Pawar, he quit his sub-inspector's job to enter politics in 1971.
It is the administrative center of the Dewas District, and was formerly the seat of not one but two ' 15 Gun Salute ' princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior state and Dewas senior state, ruled by the royal Maratha clan ' Puar ' ( or ' Pawar ').
The original state was founded in the first half of the 18th century by the brothers Tukaji Rao ( senior ) and Jivaji Rao ( junior ), from the Pawar clan of Marathas, who advanced into Malwa with the Maratha Peshwa, Baji Rao, in 1728.
Later, DIC decided to merge with the Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP ) led by Sharad Pawar.
In the 2005 BCCI board elections, his candidate Ranbir Singh Mahendra was ousted by Indian government minister Sharad Pawar as the head cricket official of India.
The hall was recently refurbished and the inauguration of the restored heritage building ( pictured below ) took place on 24 March 2012 by Mr. Sharad Pawar, Minister of Agriculture, Government of India.
Guru Dutt stars alongside Madhubala, supported by Lalita Pawar, Johnny Walker and Jagdeep in this socially critical romantic comedy set in contemporary Bombay.
Anita, a wealthy and westernized heiress is controlled by her feminist aunt, Sita Devi ( Lalita Pawar ).
Pawar and Prime
In June 1988, Prime Minister of India and Congress President Rajiv Gandhi decided to induct then Maharashtra Chief Minister Shankarrao Chavan into Union Cabinet as Finance Minister and Sharad Pawar was chosen to replace Chavan as chief minister.
Pawar and Minister
Pawar's nephew, Ajit Pawar is also a prominent politician in his own right and presently serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Pawar broke away from the Congress to form a coalition government with the opposition Janata Sangh in 1978 becoming the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the first time at a time when Indira Gandhi had become incredibly unpopular due to her imposition of Emergency in 1975.
Rao decided to induct Pawar as Defence Minister.
Pawar, however, did not return to state politics, and Vilasrao Deshmukh of the Congress was chosen as Chief Minister, with Chagan Bhujbal representing the NCP as his deputy.
As the Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, Pawar was consistently accused of being incapable of handling the extreme hike in prices of agricultural produce:
* Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra Minister of Water Resources and Energy, Maharashtra ( Sharad Pawar's nephew )
" Other condolences came from Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Republican Party of India leader Ramdas Athawale.
* 12 December-Sharad Pawar, politician and Minister.
He is known to be close to Mr. Sharad Pawar, the Agriculture Minister in the central cabinet.
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