Why 2024, NCP can stake declare to Maharashtra CM put up now moreover: Ajit Pawar

By PTI

PUNE: Amid speculation over his subsequent political switch, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Friday talked about his outfit can stake a declare to the put up of Maharashtra’s chief minister “now also” as a substitute of prepared for 2024 when Assembly polls are due inside the state.

The Leader of the Opposition inside the Assembly moreover knowledgeable an interviewer that he’ll “100 per cent” favor to be chief minister of Maharashtra.

In a free-wheeling interview to the Sakal Media Group at a programme known as ‘Dilkhulas Dada’ in Pune, Pawar talked about he had heard that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, sooner than his revolt in the direction of the Shiv Sena administration in June 2022, was unhappy and one factor was getting in his ideas.

Pawar revealed his colleague late R R Patil would have develop to be Chief Minister in 2004 when the NCP had gained further Assembly seats than its ally Congress, nonetheless a message obtained right here from Delhi that his get collectively will get the deputy CM’s put up.

Asked whether or not or not the NCP will stake a declare for the chief minister’s put up subsequent yr when Assembly polls are due in Maharashtra, he remarked, “Why 2024, we are ready to stake a claim for the CM position now also.”

He, nonetheless, did not elaborate on the assertion.

During the quick fireplace spherical, the MLA from Baramati in Pune district, who has served as deputy CM quite a lot of situations, was requested by the interviewer whether or not or not he wish to develop to be chief minister.

To this, Pawar promptly replied, “Yes, I would 100 per cent like to be (CM).”

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Asked why the NCP has an attraction for the deputy CM’s place as a result of the get collectively has obtained that put up on quite a lot of occasions inside the remaining 20 years, the veteran politician talked about in 2004, the NCP and the Congress fought Assembly elections in an alliance and the earlier had gained further seats.

“We got 71 seats, while the Congress won 69. Everyone, including the Congress, thought CM would be from the NCP. However, some decisions were taken at the highest level and a message came from Delhi that the NCP will get the deputy chief minister position and the CM post went to Congress,” he talked about.

Pawar talked about his colleague Patil was chosen as a result of the Leader of the House (Assembly), and he would have develop to be chief minister in 2004 if the very best put up was given to the NCP. In the next Assembly polls, the Congress bagged further seats than the NCP and naturally saved the CM’s put up with itself, he talked about.

Asked whether or not or not he appreciated working with Congress CM Prithviraj Chavan or Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, who occupied the very best put up from November 2019 to June 2022, Pawar talked about they labored with the latter “happily”, nonetheless working with the earlier was out of choice.

On Shinde’s revolt and subsequent break up inside the Shiv Sena, the earlier deputy CM talked about they used to hearken to that Shinde, then his Cabinet colleague inside the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities, was unhappy and sensed one factor was occurring in his ideas.

“We had alerted Pawar Saheb (NCP president Sharad Pawar) and Thackeray was also apprised about it. The BJP had been trying to pull down the MVA government since the first day of its formation. The wife of a key politician confessed later that her husband used to go out in disguise, and later some ministers said Shinde and a particular leader used to meet,” Pawar talked about with out taking any names.

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He talked about all through the MVA authorities, Thackeray had given full administration of Thane district to Shinde, then a Cabinet minister, and some officers appointed by him had helped rebel Shiv Sena MLAs to sneak out of Mumbai and attain Surat on June 20.

Queried about him being clean on senior BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis, Pawar talked about the two had political and ideological variations nonetheless weren’t enemies, and cited the occasion of Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray who attacked each other all through rallies and speeches nonetheless have been good buddies.

Pawar went on add {{that a}} commonality between him and Fadnavis was that they’ve been every born on July 22. Pawar was born in 1959 and Fadnavis in 1970.

Speaking in regards to the rise of the BJP over the last few years, Pawar talked about it was all on account of charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who managed to information the get collectively to a majority in consecutive Lok Sabha polls in 2014 and 2019, a feat which even veterans like former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani could not deal with.

“However, today when the question is asked who after Modi, then no name comes to the fore and we know going forward there will be coalition governments at the national level,” the NCP chief added.

On India surpassing China as a result of the world’s most populous nation, Pawar talked about some stringent measures needs to be taken to check its growth.

“A child is not a blessing of Allah or Parameshwar. It is the blessing of the husband and wife. This fact should be understood by all and superstitions on this issue must be removed,” Pawar talked about.

He talked about had the five-point programme of Sanjay Gandhi (to check inhabitants growth) been utilized accurately, the problems associated to the rise in inhabitants would not have been confronted by the nation.

Pawar on Friday skipped a gathering of his get collectively’s Mumbai unit, elevating eyebrows in political circles as speculation about his subsequent political switch refuses to die down.

Speaking to reporters in Pune, Pawar carried out down the fun saying he was unable to attend the NCP convention as he wanted to remain present for one more programmes occurring on the equivalent time.

He insisted nothing quite a bit have to be study into this.

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PUNE: Amid speculation over his subsequent political switch, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Friday talked about his outfit can stake a declare to the put up of Maharashtra’s chief minister “now also” as a substitute of prepared for 2024 when Assembly polls are due inside the state.

The Leader of the Opposition inside the Assembly moreover knowledgeable an interviewer that he’ll “100 per cent” favor to be chief minister of Maharashtra.

In a free-wheeling interview to the Sakal Media Group at a programme known as ‘Dilkhulas Dada’ in Pune, Pawar talked about he had heard that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, sooner than his revolt in the direction of the Shiv Sena administration in June 2022, was unhappy and one factor was getting in his ideas.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Pawar revealed his colleague late R R Patil would have develop to be Chief Minister in 2004 when the NCP had gained further Assembly seats than its ally Congress, nonetheless a message obtained right here from Delhi that his get collectively will get the deputy CM’s put up.

Asked whether or not or not the NCP will stake a declare for the chief minister’s put up subsequent yr when Assembly polls are due in Maharashtra, he remarked, “Why 2024, we are ready to stake a claim for the CM position now also.”

He, nonetheless, did not elaborate on the assertion.

During the quick fireplace spherical, the MLA from Baramati in Pune district, who has served as deputy CM quite a lot of situations, was requested by the interviewer whether or not or not he wish to develop to be chief minister.

To this, Pawar promptly replied, “Yes, I would 100 per cent like to be (CM).”

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Asked why the NCP has an attraction for the deputy CM’s place as a result of the get collectively has obtained that put up on quite a lot of occasions inside the remaining 20 years, the veteran politician talked about in 2004, the NCP and the Congress fought Assembly elections in an alliance and the earlier had gained further seats.

“We got 71 seats, while the Congress won 69. Everyone, including the Congress, thought CM would be from the NCP. However, some decisions were taken at the highest level and a message came from Delhi that the NCP will get the deputy chief minister position and the CM post went to Congress,” he talked about.

Pawar talked about his colleague Patil was chosen as a result of the Leader of the House (Assembly), and he would have develop to be chief minister in 2004 if the very best put up was given to the NCP. In the next Assembly polls, the Congress bagged further seats than the NCP and naturally saved the CM’s put up with itself, he talked about.

Asked whether or not or not he appreciated working with Congress CM Prithviraj Chavan or Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, who occupied the very best put up from November 2019 to June 2022, Pawar talked about they labored with the latter “happily”, nonetheless working with the earlier was out of choice.

On Shinde’s revolt and subsequent break up inside the Shiv Sena, the earlier deputy CM talked about they used to hearken to that Shinde, then his Cabinet colleague inside the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities, was unhappy and sensed one factor was occurring in his ideas.

“We had alerted Pawar Saheb (NCP president Sharad Pawar) and Thackeray was also apprised about it. The BJP had been trying to pull down the MVA government since the first day of its formation. The wife of a key politician confessed later that her husband used to go out in disguise, and later some ministers said Shinde and a particular leader used to meet,” Pawar talked about with out taking any names.

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He talked about all through the MVA authorities, Thackeray had given full administration of Thane district to Shinde, then a Cabinet minister, and some officers appointed by him had helped rebel Shiv Sena MLAs to sneak out of Mumbai and attain Surat on June 20.

Queried about him being clean on senior BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis, Pawar talked about the two had political and ideological variations nonetheless weren’t enemies, and cited the occasion of Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray who attacked each other all through rallies and speeches nonetheless have been good buddies.

Pawar went on add {{that a}} commonality between him and Fadnavis was that they’ve been every born on July 22. Pawar was born in 1959 and Fadnavis in 1970.

Speaking in regards to the rise of the BJP over the last few years, Pawar talked about it was all on account of charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who managed to information the get collectively to a majority in consecutive Lok Sabha polls in 2014 and 2019, a feat which even veterans like former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani could not deal with.

“However, today when the question is asked who after Modi, then no name comes to the fore and we know going forward there will be coalition governments at the national level,” the NCP chief added.

On India surpassing China as a result of the world’s most populous nation, Pawar talked about some stringent measures needs to be taken to check its growth.

“A child is not a blessing of Allah or Parameshwar. It is the blessing of the husband and wife. This fact should be understood by all and superstitions on this issue must be removed,” Pawar talked about.

He talked about had the five-point programme of Sanjay Gandhi (to check inhabitants growth) been utilized accurately, the problems associated to the rise in inhabitants would not have been confronted by the nation.

Pawar on Friday skipped a gathering of his get collectively’s Mumbai unit, elevating eyebrows in political circles as speculation about his subsequent political switch refuses to die down.

Speaking to reporters in Pune, Pawar carried out down the fun saying he was unable to attend the NCP convention as he wanted to remain present for one more programmes occurring on the equivalent time.

He insisted nothing quite a bit have to be study into this.

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