Pawar to fend for himself,hints Cong

As Pawar appeared to be in further trouble over the IPL bid issue,the Congress maintained that the Agriculture Minister would have to fend for himself.

As Sharad Pawar appeared to be in further trouble over the IPL bid issue,the Congress on Sunday maintained that the Agriculture Minister would have to fend for himself.

The Congresss stand is the same. These are the nitty-gritty details about which you will have to ask the NCP.

A general inquiry into the matter is already on, said party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi. He said this when asked about reports that the company,in which Pawar and his family members have direct share-holding,bid for an IPL team on its own behalf.

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Reacting to the reports,Pawar has maintained that the bid was made by a top official of the company in his personal capacity and not on behalf of the firm.

The Congress has all along maintained that Pawar should be asked the questions on the IPL bid controversy . Pawar,who is also former BCCI chief,and his MP daughter Supriya Sule have been embroiled in the controversy over the bid for the Pune IPL team,which was won by the Sahara group,after it came to light that the Pawar family had a 16 per cent equity in City Corporation,one of the bidders.