mumbai addressing party workers on the occasion of his 81st birthday ncp president sharad pawar appealed to them to adapt to the changing sociopolitical situation and work towards providing a dignified life to the backward classes and minority groupswhile jayant patil chhagan bhujbal nawab malik and other party politicians said the people of the country were looking at pawar to provide an alternative leadership in 2024 against prime minister narendra modi pawar himself did not speak on the issue many people in this country are still not able to live in dignity and the ncp workers should work towards that the social situation in the country is changing and the party should lead by the ideals of social reformers like babasaheb ambedkar shahu maharaj and jyotiba phule the common man should be able to say that it is the ncp that works to resolve their problems said pawar the birthday celebrations were lowkey with a rally at nehru science centre initiatives like the launch of the party app and a government scheme for handicapped individuals were also accomplished on sunday pawar said the ncp might be small but its uniqueness was that its workers were committed to take along all the deprived sections of society malik the party state unit president said there was an ideological battle on in the country and if there is anyone who can fight and win against the divisive forces it is pawar saheb he is the only person who can bring together leaders like mamata banerjee arvind kejriwal farooq abdullah said malik bhujbal said obc reservation was given when pawar was the chief minister