Modi-Pawar luncheon on Valentine's Day
Mumbai/Pune, Feb 12: Considerable political interest has been generated as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar plan to have lunch together Saturday, which happens to be Valentine's Day. Modi will travel to the home of the Nationalist Congress Party chief in Baramati in Pune district after attending several events, including an expo at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Baramati, though NCP leaders claim it was nothing of political significance. The meeting will be the highlight of Modi's day-long visit to Maharashtra with engagements in Pune and Mumbai. NCP state president Sunil Tatkare, not willing to be dragged into any political speculation, retorted Thursday: "What is wrong if the prime minister attends a function pertaining to development?" Modi will arrive in Pune Saturday morning and proceed to Chakan for a function at General Electrical, then a visit to Vidya Pratisthan Sanstha in Baramati, inauguration of the Appasaheb Pawar Hall, a visit to Krishi Vidyan Kendra, addressing a farmers' meet, and finally lunch with Pawar at his home before flying to Mumbai.