Pawar accuses BJP of ending off regional allies; Fadnavis hits again
By PTI
PUNE: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of ending off its regional allies progressively, and supported Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s choice to snap ties with the BJP.
Speaking to reporters in Baramati city of Maharashtra’s Pune district, Pawar claimed the BJP was planning easy methods to weaken the Shiv Sena and create a division within the get together.
Pawar’s get together was a constituent of the earlier Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra authorities, which collapsed in June this 12 months following a revolt by Sena MLA Eknath Shinde and 39 different legislators.
Nitish Kumar had on Tuesday pulled the plug on his get together JD(U)’s alliance with the BJP and resigned, and adopted it up by staking declare to type a brand new authorities in Bihar with help of the opposition Grand Alliance.
Notably, BJP nationwide president J P Nadda lately mentioned within the instances to return solely an ideology-driven get together just like the BJP will survive, whereas others dominated by households will perish.
Pawar on Wednesday claimed that “the BJP national president in his address said regional parties do not have a future and they will not exist. He said it is only their party which will exist in the country.”
“From this statement, one thing is clear, which was also the complaint of Nitish Kumar, that the BJP finishes off its allies gradually,” the NCP president mentioned.
Citing an instance, Pawar mentioned a celebration just like the Akali Dal was with them (BJP).
“Its leader Prakash Singh Badal was with them, but today the party is nearly finished in Punjab,” he mentioned.
In Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena and BJP have been collectively for a number of years, he identified.
“Today, the BJP is planning how the Shiv Sena can be weakened by creating a division in the party, and (present Maharashtra CM) Eknath Shinde and others helped,” he added.
In doing this, the Shiv Sena was attacked by the get together which was as soon as its ally, he mentioned.
The same image was being seen in Bihar.
Nitish Kumar, of the JD(U), and the BJP contested the final Assembly elections collectively, he mentioned.
“One more speciality of the BJP is that it joins hands with a regional party at the time of elections, but ensures the ally wins fewer seats. It happened in Maharashtra also,” Pawar claimed.
When an identical image was being witnessed in Bihar, the CM of the state bought cautious properly prematurely and took the choice to snap ties with the BJP, he mentioned.
“No matter how much BJP leaders criticise Nitish Kumar, but he has taken a wise step. He took the decision anticipating the crisis the BJP was planning to bring on. I think he took a wise decision for his state and party,” Pawar mentioned.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday took a swipe at Sharad Pawar, saying that there was “something else” that was hurting extra to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president.
Fadnavis made the remark within the wake of Pawar’s criticism of the BJP, through which he accused it of ending off its regional allies progressively.
Pawar additionally mentioned that the BJP was planning to weaken the Shiv Sena and create a division within the get together.
“There is something else that hurts Pawar more. Everyone knows it,” Fadnavis instructed reporters in Thane.
Pawar’s get together was a constituent of the earlier Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities in Maharashtra, which collapsed in June this 12 months following a revolt by Sena MLA Eknath Shinde and 39 different legislators.
Fadnavis mentioned, “In the last Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP had won more seats that the JD(U), but still Nitish Kumar was made chief minister. It is the BJP that takes care of its allies.”
“If we are not in power in Bihar (now), we would be there tomorrow for sure,” he added.
JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as Bihar chief minister for the eighth time, whereas RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav was administered the oath of workplace as deputy chief minister.
The ceremony befell a day after Kumar snapped ties with the BJP-led NDA and joined palms with the RJD to type a ‘Mahagathbandhan’ authorities.
On the enlargement of the Shinde-led cabinet in Maharashtra, Fadnavis mentioned, “There has already been a lot of speculation about the cabinet expansion in media already. But the speculation is going to be completely false. Once the portfolios are allocated, you will realise it.”
A day earlier, CM Shinde expanded his cabinet, 41 days after taking the oath of workplace.
A complete of 18 MLAs, together with 9 every from the Shinde faction of Shiv Sena and the BJP, took oath because the cabinet ministers.
PUNE: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of ending off its regional allies progressively, and supported Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s choice to snap ties with the BJP.
Speaking to reporters in Baramati city of Maharashtra’s Pune district, Pawar claimed the BJP was planning easy methods to weaken the Shiv Sena and create a division within the get together.
Pawar’s get together was a constituent of the earlier Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra authorities, which collapsed in June this 12 months following a revolt by Sena MLA Eknath Shinde and 39 different legislators.
Nitish Kumar had on Tuesday pulled the plug on his get together JD(U)’s alliance with the BJP and resigned, and adopted it up by staking declare to type a brand new authorities in Bihar with help of the opposition Grand Alliance.
Notably, BJP nationwide president J P Nadda lately mentioned within the instances to return solely an ideology-driven get together just like the BJP will survive, whereas others dominated by households will perish.
Pawar on Wednesday claimed that “the BJP national president in his address said regional parties do not have a future and they will not exist. He said it is only their party which will exist in the country.”
“From this statement, one thing is clear, which was also the complaint of Nitish Kumar, that the BJP finishes off its allies gradually,” the NCP president mentioned.
Citing an instance, Pawar mentioned a celebration just like the Akali Dal was with them (BJP).
“Its leader Prakash Singh Badal was with them, but today the party is nearly finished in Punjab,” he mentioned.
In Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena and BJP have been collectively for a number of years, he identified.
“Today, the BJP is planning how the Shiv Sena can be weakened by creating a division in the party, and (present Maharashtra CM) Eknath Shinde and others helped,” he added.
In doing this, the Shiv Sena was attacked by the get together which was as soon as its ally, he mentioned.
The same image was being seen in Bihar.
Nitish Kumar, of the JD(U), and the BJP contested the final Assembly elections collectively, he mentioned.
“One more speciality of the BJP is that it joins hands with a regional party at the time of elections, but ensures the ally wins fewer seats. It happened in Maharashtra also,” Pawar claimed.
When an identical image was being witnessed in Bihar, the CM of the state bought cautious properly prematurely and took the choice to snap ties with the BJP, he mentioned.
“No matter how much BJP leaders criticise Nitish Kumar, but he has taken a wise step. He took the decision anticipating the crisis the BJP was planning to bring on. I think he took a wise decision for his state and party,” Pawar mentioned.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday took a swipe at Sharad Pawar, saying that there was “something else” that was hurting extra to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president.
Fadnavis made the remark within the wake of Pawar’s criticism of the BJP, through which he accused it of ending off its regional allies progressively.
Pawar additionally mentioned that the BJP was planning to weaken the Shiv Sena and create a division within the get together.
“There is something else that hurts Pawar more. Everyone knows it,” Fadnavis instructed reporters in Thane.
Pawar’s get together was a constituent of the earlier Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities in Maharashtra, which collapsed in June this 12 months following a revolt by Sena MLA Eknath Shinde and 39 different legislators.
Fadnavis mentioned, “In the last Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP had won more seats that the JD(U), but still Nitish Kumar was made chief minister. It is the BJP that takes care of its allies.”
“If we are not in power in Bihar (now), we would be there tomorrow for sure,” he added.
JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as Bihar chief minister for the eighth time, whereas RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav was administered the oath of workplace as deputy chief minister.
The ceremony befell a day after Kumar snapped ties with the BJP-led NDA and joined palms with the RJD to type a ‘Mahagathbandhan’ authorities.
On the enlargement of the Shinde-led cabinet in Maharashtra, Fadnavis mentioned, “There has already been a lot of speculation about the cabinet expansion in media already. But the speculation is going to be completely false. Once the portfolios are allocated, you will realise it.”
A day earlier, CM Shinde expanded his cabinet, 41 days after taking the oath of workplace.
A complete of 18 MLAs, together with 9 every from the Shinde faction of Shiv Sena and the BJP, took oath because the cabinet ministers.
