Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra has mov✅ed a petition with the Election Commission of India (ECI) staking claim to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the party symbol. T𒅌he commission has also received a caveat from the other NCP faction's President Jayant Patil that they have initiated disqualification process against nine MLAs.
The move comes days after a dramatic deci🀅sion by Ajit Pawar alongside over 40 MLAs, announcing their alliance with the Shiv Sena-BJP coalition government in Ma💯harashtra. "I want to become Maharashtra chief minister to implement certain plans I have for people's welfare," he said after inaugurating his NCP faction’s new office in south Mumbai.
Reiterating that he has "deep respect" for Sharad Pawar, Ajit said, "I still have deep respect for him (Sharad Pawar)...But you tell me, IAS of𒊎ficers retire at 60...even in politics - BJP leaders retire at 75. You can see the example of LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi...That allows the new generation to rise...You (Sharad Pawar) give us your blessings."
Retirement Jibe at Sharad Pawar
Hinting that Sharad Pawar should retire, Ajit said, "The other day, he went to YB Chavan memorial...I have also been there...but you are 83, ♕aren't you going to stop?... Everybody has his innings. The most productive years are from 25 to 75 years. In BJP, leaders retire at 75.&𝔉quot;
He also blamed Sharad Pawar for NCP losing out on the chance to have a chief minister in 2004. “We had more MLAs than Congress in 2004, but our senior leader allowed Congress to bag the CM's post,” he said. 🐓“For us, Saheb (Sharad Pawar) is a deity and we have deep respe⛄ct for him,” he said.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Ch🅠ief Minister Eknath Shinde said that NCP leader Ajit Pawar has jo🐓ined his government to support the state's development and express his faith in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On Wednesday, Praising Modi, Ajit Pawꩲar said that there is no other leader like him. “The country is marching ahead under his (Modi’s) leadership. We have joined the government to support him,” Ajit Pawar said.
Pawar further indicated thꦫat the allocation of portfolios in the state ministry may not be announced immediately. He attributed the delay to CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis leaving for Nagpur to welcome President Murmu who is reaching there later in the evening.
NCP le🤪aders of Ajit Pawar faction have been moved to a hotel after their meeting at MET Bandrꦬa in Mumbai.
