2G: Sharad Pawar distances himself from Balwa

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday distanced himself from 2G spectrum scam accused Shahid Usman Balwa, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Mumbai.

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“As per media reports I have read, he is 32 years old and I 70. How can he be my friend and you should understand this,” Pawar told reporters.

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The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader also trashed media reports that said the promoter of DB Realty has stakes in Dynamix Dairy Industries Limited at Baramati, constituency of Pawar?s daughter Supriya Sule.

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“The dairy is owned by Schreiber Foods Inc. of the US and another company and nobody else has a share in it,” said Pawar.

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?Baramati farmers have been supplying milk to the dairy for the last 30 years?when he (Balwa) was hardly two years old,? said the minister.

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Balwa was also arrested from Mumbai on Tuesday in connection with the scam.

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