Sharad Pawar: Told PM to talk to students or face consequences

4 min readPuneJul 26, 2026 11:34 AM IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with NCP (SP) President Sharad Pawar during a meeting, at Parliament House, in New Delhi. (Handout via PTI Photo) EVEN as Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday and protesting students finally withdrew their agitation, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar described it as the “major victory of country’s youth power.” Pawar said he had advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a dialogue with the students or face adverse consequences.“I had personally met the Prime Minister and requested him that, in a democracy, there is a need to maintain dialogue. Not maintaining dialogue leads to adverse consequences. You must start a dialogue. Either you should take the resignation or listen to what they h