Sharad Pawar on BJP: NCP chief Sharad Pawar addressed a press conference in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. During this, where on one hand he targeted the BJP fiercely, on the other hand, he remained silent on the issue of meeting Ajit Pawar. NCP chief Sharad Pawar said that for the last 8-10 days I have been meeting party workers across Maharashtra. Two days back, at least 1000 people stopped my car at different places in Sangola area of Solapur. Many party workers came to meet me in Pune, Satara and other places. I will visit Beed tomorrow.
“The situation in Manipur is worrying”
He further said that the power of the country is in the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies. Their role is to maintain unity in the society, but they are dividing people. Also on the Manipur issue, he said that the situation in Manipur is worrying. We wanted the Prime Minister to visit the Northeast once and build confidence among the people there, but it did not seem important to the Prime Minister. At the same time, he described the meeting with Ajit Pawar as a family meeting. He said that I did not come to the media to talk about the meeting.
The situation in Manipur is worrying. We wanted the PM to visit northeast once and build confidence among people there, but this did not seem important to the Prime Minister: NCP chief Sharad Pawar pic.twitter.com/c28aVb2UL7
— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2023
What was the conversation between Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar
At the same time, on this meeting, NCP leader Supriya Sule said on Wednesday that she is not aware of what conversation took place between Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar last week at the house of an industrialist in Pune. A meeting was held between Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar and his nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at the residence of industrialist Atul Chordia in Koregaon Park area on August 12. Sule, a Lok Sabha member from Baramati, said she was not present at the meeting and had no knowledge of what transpired there.
Good relationship between Pawar and Chordia families
Sule said, “There was a good relationship between the Pawar and Chordia families even before Dada (Ajit Pawar) was born because (Atul) Chordia’s father and Pawar saheb were together in college. So, it is not surprising if both the families meet. Roop” are meeting.
“Disagreements happen”
Sharad Pawar is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance of Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP, while Ajit Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)-led government led by Eknath Shinde last month. On Ajit Pawar’s stand, Sule said differences do happen and this should be seen as a sign of a healthy democracy. He said that Sharad Pawar’s sister Saroj Patil is the wife of late Com Dr. ND Patil, but (Sharad) Pawar and Patil stood against each other on several occasions.
He said, “It does not mean that Bua’s love for us has diminished. In our family, personal relations are on one side and political views are on the other.” Sule said that “Pawar saheb and N. Despite the differences between D. Patil”, Maharashtra accepted them and both the leaders found love. He said, “Once again a similar situation has developed in the state. If Dada (Ajit Pawar) feels that his political stand is correct, then it should be accepted in a democratic system. Our stand may be different from Dada’s and I do not consider it wrong in a democracy.
Asked about reports claiming he has received an ‘offer’ from the BJP, Sule said he has not received any offer from anyone. Amidst buzz over Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s meeting with his uncle Sharad Pawar, former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said those who forge an alliance with the Congress will stay with it and those who are willing to go with the BJP will do so. are free to.
Talking to a Marathi channel in Satara, Chavan said on Wednesday that the Congress is preparing vigorously as it wants to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Asked whether the “secret” meeting between NCP founder Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar last week and the recent developments in the NCP would affect the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) tripartite alliance, Chavan said whatever decision is taken Will be taken by the leaders of the respective parties.
The MVA comprises the Congress, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Sharad Pawar faction of the NCP. Referring to the NCP, Chavan said that whatever is happening in his party, its leaders will be able to comment on it. The NCP split last month after nine senior party leaders, including Ajit Pawar, joined the ruling BJP in Maharashtra and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. There was a stir in the political corridors after the meeting between Sharad Pawar and his nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at the residence of a businessman in Pune on Saturday. During this, senior NCP leader Jayant Patil was also present.
Chavan said those in the MVA with the Congress would continue to fight the “communal” parties. Chavan said, “Those who will be with us will be with us. Those who want to go with BJP can do so. No one is holding anyone’s hand. Gradually the picture will become clear. We, as the Congress, are preparing strongly as we want to defeat the BJP in the 2024 elections.” Asked about some reports claiming that the Congress would contest the polls with the Shiv Sena (UBT), Chavan said he had no such information.