“No Problem In Family”: Sharad Pawar To NDTV After Nephew’s Mutiny

Mumbai:

A day after his nephew Ajit Pawar led a mutiny throughout the Nationalist Congress Celebration (NCP) and joined the Eknath Shinde-led authorities with eight different social gathering leaders, NCP chief and veteran politician Sharad Pawar mentioned “there is no such thing as a drawback within the household”.

“There is no drawback within the household. We do not talk about politics within the household. Everybody takes their very own resolution,” he advised NDTV in an unique interview.

Mr Pawar left for Satara this morning, the place he would go to the memorial of freedom fighter YB Chavan. “I did not strategy anyone since yesterday. I have never contacted anyone. I’m simply leaving now for Satara,” he mentioned.

Jayant Patil, MLA and Maharashtra chief of NCP, had yesterday mentioned Mr Pawar can pay this respects to the liberty fighter and begin working for the way forward for Maharashtra.

On the authorized battles dealing with the social gathering within the aftermath of Ajit Pawar’s revolt, Mr Pawar mentioned, “About authorized points, I do not know, our state president Jayant Patil is consulting. This data shall be accessible solely with him at this level of time,” he mentioned.

The revolt throughout the NCP has come at a time when the veteran politician is among the many heavyweight leaders working to sew a united Opposition entrance to tackle the BJP within the 2024 normal election.

Mr Pawar indicated that the mutiny in his social gathering is not going to alter the joint Opposition entrance plans.

“The opposition assembly will occur in Bengaluru. Yesterday, those that contacted me embody (Trinamool chief) Mamata Banerjee, (Bihar Chief Minister) Nitish Kumar, (AAP chief) Arvind Kejriwal, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, (DMK president) and MK Stalin. “Now we have mentioned that we are going to meet, someday between July 16-18. The assembly will resolve the longer term plan of action,” he mentioned.

In a surprising transfer, Ajit Pawar and eight different NCP leaders took oath in a hurriedly organized ceremony at Maharashtra Raj Bhavan yesterday. They have been accompanied by veteran social gathering leaders akin to Chhagan Bhujbal and Praful Patel, long-time aides of Sharad Pawar.

In a letter to Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, Ajit Pawar has claimed that over 40 NCP MLAs and 6 members of Legislative Council again him, information company PTI reported quoting sources.

Addressing the media later, Mr Pawar mentioned disciplinary motion could be taken in opposition to these a part of the revolt.

The 82-year-old chief has known as a gathering of the social gathering on Wednesday. NCP has additionally moved the Election Fee of India, stressing that Mr Pawar continues to be the social gathering chief and that there is no such thing as a change in management.