Ajit Pawar offered Modi cabinet to uncle Sharad Pawar, said in a secret meeting in Pune that he would support BJP
Political circles were stirred after the secret meeting between NCP chief Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar in Pune, Maharashtra. Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Jayant Patil was also present in this ₹31 meeting held at the residence of a businessman. This meeting of Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and his uncle Sharad Pawar has become a topic of discussion in the politics of Maharashtra, about which many speculations are being made.
59 While a former Congress chief minister is to be believed, Ajit Pawar during his secret meeting with Sharad Pawar made two specific proposals to the NCP chief to support the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, Ajit Pawar said on this meeting that Pawar saheb has already clarified. The media is giving various kinds of publicity to the meeting between the family members, which is creating confusion. There’s no reason to think that anything in the meeting also unusual happened.
Sharad Pawar will not forge alliance with BJP
According to the former chief minister, Ajit Pawar told his uncle that he would be inducted in the Union cabinet as agriculture minister or chairman of NITI Aayog. Whereas Supriya Sule and Jayant Patil will be given posts in the central and state government. Former Chief Minister said on the condition of anonymity that Sharad Pawar rejected it outright, saying that he would not forge an alliance with the BJP in any way.
Concern for Congress
Meanwhile, Congress’ Maharashtra unit president Nana Patole on Tuesday said the secret meeting between Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar and the state’s deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar is a matter of concern for his party. Sharad Pawar is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) which includes the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Congress along with his party. At the same time, his nephew Ajit Pawar broke away from the NCP and joined Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party government along with his supporters.
Congress ready to join hands with every party opposing BJP
Asked about Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar’s meeting in Pune on Saturday, Patole said, “It is a matter of concern for us and we do not accept the secret meetings of Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar. However, the issue will be discussed by top Congress leaders. This will also be discussed in INDIA alliance, so it will not be right for me to talk further on this. He said, “The Congress has decided to join hands with every party or leader who is ready to oppose the BJP. Hence, there is no truth in the speculations that the Congress is considering contesting the Lok Sabha elections alone without taking Sharad Pawar along.”
Meanwhile, Sharad Pawar told people in his hometown Baramati that some people have taken a different path but they can change their stand when they realize the situation. He said whether they change their stand or not, we will not turn away from the path we have chosen.
