Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesperson Nawab Malik on Sunday denied the speculation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah meeting NCP chief Sharad Pawar. He alleged that such “false information” was the BJP’s way of creating “confusion”, reported PTI.

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“It is completely false information deliberately pushed by some people to create confusion. It is something that BJP wants to create some confusion. Such a meeting has not taken place. There is no reason that Pawar should meet Shah,” Malik said.

“A newspaper in Gujarat published a piece of news that (Sharad) Pawar Sahib and Praful Patel met Amit Shah. For the last two days, rumours are being spread on Twitter,” he told ANI.

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There has been speculation in political circles that Shah met Pawar and Praful Patel at a top industrialist’s residence in Ahmedabad on Saturday, according to PTI.

At a press conference in New Delhi on Sunday, Shah parried a query on the purported meeting, saying everything cannot be made public.