Navi Mumbai airport name, drought and more: Supriya Sule shares details of meeting with PM Modi
- On Monday, eight Nationalist Congress Party-SP MPs led by Supriya Sule met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss urgent Maharashtra issues including drought and onion prices.
- The delegation sought the meeting to bypass stalled parliamentary proceedings. "We had to take these matters as the House is not running," Sule told ANI.
- NCP-SP MP Amol Kolhe demanded the Navi Mumbai International Airport be named after Diba Patil and raised infrastructure projects including the Pune Nashik metro and the Kalyan to Murbad railway line.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly assured concrete measures on the issues raised, while Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu indicated the airport renaming proposal will soon reach the Union Cabinet for clearance.
- This session follows a July 22, 2026, meeting where Sharad Pawar and Sule discussed NEET paper leaks and education sector concerns; Sule dismissed speculation about the party joining the ruling alliance.
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<p>The meetings between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sharad Pawar have been a topic of discussion in Maharashtra politics for some time now. The two leaders were seen together again in Delhi on Monday, but this time the reason for the meeting wasn't political, but rather a family function. PM Modi attended the wedding reception of NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule's daughter Revati Sule and Sarang Lakhani. He sat with Sharad Pawar and was seen conver…
NCP (SP) MPs meet PM Modi; discuss Maharashtra issues
“There is no proposal or discussion on delimitation in Parliament today. First, the bill should come. Once the bill comes, it will be discussed with the INDIA alliance. There will be a detailed discussion within the alliance,” says NCP (SP) spokesperson Tapase
Sharad Pawar's MPs meet Modi, discuss 'Maharashtra issues'
A delegation of NCP (SP) Lok Sabha MPs, led by Supriya Sule, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss various issues concerning Maharashtra, including drought, onion prices, and river pollution. The meeting, which lasted about 15 minutes, did not include discussions on the FCRA Amendments Bill, which Sule opposes. This follows a previous meeting between Sharad Pawar, Sule, and the PM regarding student and farmer issues.
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