Ajit Pawar and his aides, together with MP Praful Patel, insist that they’re the NCP.
New Delhi:
The Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Occasion could have its new workplace — Rashtrawadi Bhavan — close to the state secretariat. Sources mentioned Ajit Pawar and the MLAs supporting him will quickly inaugurate the brand new Rashtrawadi Bhavan.
The present get together workplace is situated at Ballard Property.
Whereas Ajit Pawar and his aides, together with MP Praful Patel, insist that they’re the get together and never any breakaway faction, the number of a brand new get together workplace is seen to create a opposite impression.
Veteran chief Sharad Pawar, who based the NCP 24 years in the past and has been main it since, has termed his nephew’s coup a “theft”. His faction has additionally sacked six leaders, together with MPs Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare, and sought their disqualification.
The rebels, although, insist that they’re a “majority” within the get together. Additionally they need Sharad Pawar to hitch them.
“We request Sharad Pawar to simply accept the choice of majority within the get together… We wish his blessings,” Praful Patel mentioned at this time.
The choice was spelt out by Ajit Pawar. “If there’s any difficulty throughout the get together, the Election Fee of India decides who has the get together and image,” he mentioned.
The rebels, following the template set by the breakaway Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde final yr, have named their “group” and “state unit” leaders. They’ve additionally “sacked” Jayant Patil, the state chief of the faction led by Sharad Pawar.
Mr Pawar, who has massively misplaced face after the revolt, indicated that he was undeterred and can construct the get together afresh.