NCP chief Sharad Pawar has called the meeting at 1pm, while Ajit Pawar’s faction allied with the Eknath Shinde-BJP government will meet at 11am
Post Date – 09:30 PM, Tuesday – July 23rd 4th
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and insisted he had no choice, while rival factions of the national Communist Party prepared after the split An important meeting is held, which may be the result of their display of strength.
The Congress party meets on Tuesday, while the two rival factions of the National Congress Party (NCP) will hold separate secret meetings on Wednesday, which are expected to clarify the number of MLAs in each camp and determine their way forward. Ajit Pawar’s camp has secured the support of 40 of the NCP’s 53 MLAs out of 288.
The NCP’s Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar factions will hold meetings at the Yashwantrao Chavan center in south Mumbai and Bujbar Knowledge City on the outskirts of Bandra, respectively.
NCP chairman Sharad Pawar had called the meeting at 1 pm, while Ajit Pawar, who is aligned with the Eknath Shinde-BJP government, ) faction will meet at 11am.
Three days later, Ajit Pawar, who joined eight other NCP provincial MPs from the opposition to the ruling camp, lavished praise on Modi as he unveiled the faction’s new office in south Mumbai.
“The country is moving forward under his (Modi) leadership. We have joined the government to support him. There is no leader like Modi. He has no other choice,” he said.
Ajit Pawar said the distribution of responsibilities for the new members of the Ministry of State may not be announced immediately.
He attributed the delay to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Devendra Fadnavis traveling to Nagpur to welcome President Drupadi Murmu (Droupadi Murmu).
“We all decided to work together. When asked if some members of the Sindh bloc were unhappy with his joining the ministry, he said, “No doubt about it. “
The Congress Party (CLP) held a meeting on Tuesday but did not discuss the Maharashtra Assembly Opposition Leader and decided to adopt a “wait and see” approach amid the state’s rapid political developments. said one senior leader.
It was earlier reported that the Congress party may discuss a bid for the LoP post after Ajit Pawar resigned on July 2 to join the Shiv Sena-BJP government.
At the CLP meeting in Vidhan Bhavan, the assembly decided to work on strengthening the party as well as the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) (which is part of the NCP faction led by Sharad Pawar and Shiv) Sena (UBT), the leader said. .
The meeting was attended by the head of Maharashtra HK Patil along with 39 AICC out of 45 provincial assembly members including CLP leader Balasaheb Thorat.
“We will strengthen MVA and Congress. We support Udav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar. We will wait and see how things develop in the next few days,” said HK Patil.
Congress leaders also met Sharad Pawar and voiced solidarity with him amid party crisis, while weakened MVA decided to launch state-wide tour to galvanize its workers against Shiv Sena – BJP government.
After attending the CLP meeting, State Assembly President Nana Patole and Works President Naseem Khan went to YB Chavan Center to meet Sharad Pawar.
“Congress condemns the way the BJP is plotting to split the NCP legislature. The MVA will stay united and defeat the BJP,” Patol told reporters.
CLP leader Thorat said given the current crisis, the MVA would be stronger with the addition of the opposition camp.
Congress leader Naseem Khan said the MVA will soon go on a statewide tour to galvanize its workers against the Eknath Shinde-BJP government fight.
Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday that only Jayant Patil, head of the political party he chairs and Maharashtra state unit, can use his photo.
The former federal agriculture minister told reporters that those who “betrayed” his ideology should not use his image.
By the way, the photo of top Pawar officials was seen in the new office of Ajit Pai in South Mumbai.
Party sources say Sharad Pawar is seeking legal advice to resolve the 24-year-old party’s dispute over his nephew Ajit Pawar joining the Shiv Sena-BJP government and claiming a majority The crisis caused by the support of MLAs.
NCP national spokesman Clyde Crasto said Sharad Pawar, who returned from Satara on Monday night, was discussing with legal experts how to deal with the current developments.
“Taking legal advice is necessary because this issue concerns Schedule 10 of the Constitution (which deals with defection issues),” he said.
Krasto said the Ajit Pawar-led group did not have the support of more than 13 MLAs to attract the provisions of the anti-defection law.
“In the meeting called by Sharad Pawar tomorrow (Wednesday) at 1pm, there will be a clear picture of Sharad Pawar’s support,” Crastow said.
After the split, amid a struggle between rival camps for control of the party, Maharashtra National Communist Party chief Jayant Patil said the group led by Ajit Pawar had no right to fire him.
A day earlier, Ajit Pawar’s camp had appointed Sunil Tatkare as chairman of the National Communist Party of Maharashtra to succeed Jayant Patil. It also asked the Speaker of the Maharashtra State Assembly to disqualify Jayant Patil and Jitandra Awad from the House of Representatives.
“The faction led by (Ajit Pawar) is a ‘idealist’ party. They have no right to fire me (chairman of the national communist unit),” Jayant Patil told reporters.
Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar has challenged Sharad Pawar’s National Communist Party (NCP), flaunting support for their number of MPs.
Mengantiwal told reporters: “I challenge them (the National Communist Party led by Sharad Pawar) to show the number of MLAs who support them. MLAs support Ajit Pawar. He chooses to go development and the way of truth.”
