Join Ajit Pawar, Eknath Shinde instead of dying with Congress: PM Modi to Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the "duplicate NCP and Shiv Sena" of planning to merge with the Congress after the June 4 Lok Sabha election. He urged them to instead join Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde. Modi also criticized the Congress for conspiring against Hindu beliefs and spoke out against providing quota benefits based on religion.