Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra unit president of Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Shashikant Shinde, on Saturday announced that the merger is a closed chapter now for the party as Ajit Pawar, who was negotiating it, is no more. “The decision regarding the merger of both parties was made while Ajit Dada was alive. Many people in his party are speaking about this. However, we have now closed this chapter. A narrative is being created that we are the ones pushing for this…
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New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Maharashtra NCP (Ajit Pawar) President Sunil Tatkare, on Friday, criticised his counterpart and state chief of Sharad Pawar-led NCP Shashikant Shinde’s narrative that former Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar left the party due to “invisible powers” or “threats”. He also said that Shashikant Shinde’s write up in his party magazine in this regard was “irrelevant” and “factually incorrect”.Tatkare issued a stern warning, saying, “If Shinde continues to claim that Ajit D…
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Amid the debate over a possible merger of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party — Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar camps, NCP (Ajit Pawar) working president Praful Patel on Friday said the party’s priority is to rally behind its leadership and strengthen the organisation.Patel refrained from commenting on the merger between the two NCP factions.He said that Sunetra Pawar, being the sole candidate, would be elected as the NCP national president within the next fortn…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Amid speculation about a possible merger between the two NCP factions, Maharashtra unit chief Sunil Tatkare on Wednesday said that the party is a part of the NDA and will continue to remain so in the future as well.When asked about the party’s stance on a potential merger, Tatkare responded: “Where does the question of our party’s stance even arise? We are in the NDA. While Dada (Ajit Pawar) was alive, I repeatedly clarified our position — that we took a collective …
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar has not resigned as a Rajya Sabha member and there was no such issue during her visit to Delhi. This was clarified by Maharashtra NCP chief Sunil Tatkare after he, along with the party’s working president, accompanied her during courtesy meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan.Tatkare scoffed at rumours that Sunetra Pawar had r…
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday took charge as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister in the Mantralaya and promised to make an honest effort to uphold the legacy and ideals of her late husband Ajit Pawar and build a more capable state.Dy CM Sunetra Pawar further stated that she will continue to work with unwavering loyalty and devotion for the welfare of Maharashtra.She was accompanied by NCP Working President Praful Patel, state unit chief Sunil Tatkare, ministers including Chhagan B…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra NCP chief Sunil Tatkare on Monday said that the party has made a significant surge in the elections held for the 12 zilla parishads and 125 panchayat samitis, adding that it is a tribute paid by the people to former president and Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar. “This victory is a tribute paid with gratitude by the people to the work and tireless efforts of our late leader and the state’s former Deputy Chief Minister, Ajitdada Pawar,” Tatkare said, …
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Maharashtra NCP president Sunil Tatkare on Thursday claimed that the swearing-in of Sunetra Pawar as the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister was not done in haste. “Where was the haste? I want to tell Maharashtra and its people that the swearing-in took place after the three-day mourning rituals were completed – specifically after 72 hours. Let me clarify this so that we are not unfairly targeted based on misinformation. There is no reason to say the swearing-in was done in …
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) The NCP on Thursday released a video of late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar recorded against the backdrop of the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti election campaign in Maharashtra.The campaign for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis concluded on Thursday, with voting scheduled for February 7 and counting on February 9.Through the video, Ajit Pawar appealed to voters to vote for the Nationalist Congress Party.The one-minute and 28-second video was recorded at his…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Working President, Praful Patel, on Tuesday downplayed the ongoing debate over the merger of the two NCP factions, saying that he will not speak on hypothetical questions. Patel, after offering tributes to late Deputy Chief Minister and NCP National President Ajit Pawar at the party office said, “I will only speak about my party as it exists today. I will not comment on any hypothetical scenarios.”He emphasised that the decision-making…