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“Disproportionate importance given to row involving colleagues” Congress trying to expand their base in Maharashtra like every other party NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party chief and Minister for Agriculture and Food Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the United Progressive Alliance-II government was “cohesive.'' Seeking to blame the media for what he described as “giving disproportionate importance'' to the controversy involving his colleagues, the Minister said “some of the things that we have read in newspapers about some of my colleagues that somebody said something in China about some Ministry…I think we are giving disproportionate importance for that. There is full understanding between each and every member of the Union Cabinet and the leadership in the United Progressive Alliance-II.'' Asked whether the United Progressive Alliance-II government was less cohesive than the UPA-I, Mr. Pawar said the Dravida Munnetra Kazagham, the NCP and the Trinamool Congress were a part of UPA-II. “I do not see any problem or policy difference. Nobody feels it is a government of different members. It is a cohesive Cabinet.” During an hour-long interaction organised by the Editors Guild of India and the Indian Women's Press Corps, Mr. Pawar declined to comment on the IPL controversy saying that since an inquiry was on it would not be proper for him to comment. Even otherwise, as the president-elect of the International Cricket Council he must not comment on the day-to-day events in any country as the ICC was a world body and should take a world-view. Taking a dig at the media, he said cricket was their most favourite game as this was connected to TRP ratings. Mr. Pawar also avoided comment on the Home Ministry's handling of the Maoist situation saying that as part of the government “we all are a part of it.'' On whether comments from the Congress that the NCP should merge with it in Maharashtra hurt his pride, he quipped, “It doesn't hurt my pride. I have been hearing it for the last 12 years.'' He categorically ruled out a single party rule in the State for the next five to 10 years. Asked whether the Congress was arrogant with its allies, he said, “What can I say to that. We are together. I have not seen any arrogance. They try to expand their base like every other party does. These things are part of politics.'' On whether Rahul Gandhi was arrogant, he said, “I have no personal experience of Rahul Gandhi.''
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