Nationalist Congress Social gathering (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday accused NCP leaders together with state minister Dilip Walse Patil of splitting the occasion solely for energy, labelling the choice as inappropriate.
Pawar was addressing occasion employees and supporters of Devdatta Nikam, the NCP (SP) candidate in Ambegaon, contesting towards sitting MLA Walse Patil, a long-time consultant of the constituency in Pune district.
The veteran political chief additionally stated that the NCP had contested the 2019 Maharashtra Meeting elections with unity, securing 54 seats.
Pawar stated that they fashioned the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities and included two representatives from their district—one from Ambegaon and the opposite from Baramati, referring to Walse Patil and Ajit Pawar.
The NCP founder additionally stated that they elevated illustration for the Indapur tehsil in Pune district by appointing their consultant, Dattatray Bharne, to a ministerial place.
He claimed it was the occasion that empowered these leaders and that the occasion’s success was a results of the exhausting work of NCP employees.
“The occasion got here to energy attributable to that success due to which they grew to become ministers. However a few of our colleagues didn’t keep in mind this. A few of our colleagues took away 44 of the 54 MLAs and joined the opposite facet and created a incorrect image within the state,” Pawar stated.
He was referring to the bitter cut up within the NCP in 2023 when Ajit Pawar and his loyal MLAs aligned with the BJP and Shiv Sena to affix the ruling Mahayuti alliance. Following this, Ajit Pawar obtained the occasion title and its clock image from the Election Fee.
“They bought the ability they desired. It isn’t that that they had not bought the ability earlier however the transfer to interrupt the occasion to acquire energy was not acceptable,” stated Pawar.
Criticising MLA Walse Patil, Pawar added that the consultant of Ambegaon tehsil was additionally concerned within the determination to pursue energy by splitting the occasion.
“Ambegaon tehsil and other people from Ambegaon weren’t a part of that call. However sadly, the consultant of Ambegaon grew to become part of it. Individuals have been shocked as that they had by no means considered this,” stated Pawar.
With PTI inputs
