Kochi, June 2 -- Congress leader George J Mathew on Tuesday alleged that Sharad Pawar-led NCP is "deviating from the policy of secularism and appeasing the BJP".

He also noted that Sharad Pawar had praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on several occasions.

""The NCP SP is a nationalist, socialist, and secular party. This is a Maharashtra-based party. The party is led by Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule, and we doubt that they are showing their allegiance towards the BJP alignment. Sharad Pawar himself praised PM Modi on several occasions. Particularly during the local body elections in Maharashtra, they sided with Ajit Pawar's party... We are of the view that they are deviating from the policy of secularism and are appeasing the BJP. The K...