<p>NCP president Sharad Pawar today termed the performance of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen in Aurangabad municipal corporation election as just a fluke, and said that parties like AIMIM do not last long.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Parties like AIMIM do not last long (electorally) and may be out of the (political) arena within a year or two," Pawar said responding to a query on the performance of the Hyderabad-based party in the civic polls held last month.<br /><br />Though the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance retained the civic body, the Assaduddin Owaisi-led party registered an impressive performance by winning 25 seats in its maiden outing.<br /><br />Taking a swipe at Shiv Sena and AIMIM, Pawar said the current political situation in the state was helping only these parties and not the common man.<br /><br />Referring to the agrarian crisis in the state, the former Union minister said the government should waive loans of farmers as their situation has turned "grim" due to crop loss.<br /><br />Pawar termed as "personal opinion" his party MLA Jitendra Awhad's statement questioning the credentials of veteran historian Babasaheb Purandare who was conferred with Maharashtra Bhushan award.<br /><br />He also took a dig at the Narendra Modi government over hike in prices of petrol and diesel, saying it seems "achhe din (good days) have come." <br /></p>
<p>NCP president Sharad Pawar today termed the performance of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen in Aurangabad municipal corporation election as just a fluke, and said that parties like AIMIM do not last long.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Parties like AIMIM do not last long (electorally) and may be out of the (political) arena within a year or two," Pawar said responding to a query on the performance of the Hyderabad-based party in the civic polls held last month.<br /><br />Though the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance retained the civic body, the Assaduddin Owaisi-led party registered an impressive performance by winning 25 seats in its maiden outing.<br /><br />Taking a swipe at Shiv Sena and AIMIM, Pawar said the current political situation in the state was helping only these parties and not the common man.<br /><br />Referring to the agrarian crisis in the state, the former Union minister said the government should waive loans of farmers as their situation has turned "grim" due to crop loss.<br /><br />Pawar termed as "personal opinion" his party MLA Jitendra Awhad's statement questioning the credentials of veteran historian Babasaheb Purandare who was conferred with Maharashtra Bhushan award.<br /><br />He also took a dig at the Narendra Modi government over hike in prices of petrol and diesel, saying it seems "achhe din (good days) have come." <br /></p>