NCP names Jitendra Awhad opposition chief, Congress opposes
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After round 40 NCP round 40 NCP MLAs led by Ajit Pawar defected and joined the BJP-Shiv Sena (Shinde) authorities within the state on Sunday, July 2, 2023, NCP chief Jitendra Awhad was named the chief of the opposition within the state meeting. But Congress has now come forward with its objection to the brand new chief of the opposition, because the Congress get together is the most important opposition get together in the home now. Congress questioned how NCP can appoint LoP when it has been lowered to only 13 MLAs.
Within two hours of Ajit Pawar’s rebel, following which he resigned from the submit of chief of the opposition and took oath because the deputy CM, Sharad Pawar named Jitendra Awhad the state’s chief of the opposition. He has additionally been appointed because the whip of the NCP legislature get together. Anil Patil was the whip earlier. Anil Patil rebelled together with Ajit Pawar and the submit of get together whip additionally required reappointment. Jitendra Awhad was appointed to this submit as properly, together with being named the chief of the opposition.
However, Congress has come forward to oppose this choice of Sharad Pawar. Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe stated that the get together with most Members of the Legislative Assembly will get to nominate the Leader of the Opposition and it’s a formulation to which nobody can have any objection. He stated that it’s an accepted formulation, therefore, Congress doesn’t even have to assert something.
He stated, “Full picture is not clear yet. It would be too early to say anything. But why there is a leader of the opposition from NCP now? Earlier there was the leader of the opposition from NCP because they had a higher number. Today, as we talk now, the picture is not clear. Today Congress has 45 MLAs. Ajit Pawar is claiming that he has 40 MLAs with him. Then the NCP have only 13 MLAs left with them. I think the full picture will become clear in the next two to three days. As the Congress party has the most number of MLAs in the opposition among the three of us, we three parties will come together and fight in the house against this government. The leader of the opposition will be decided at that time. We need not separately claim for the leader of the opposition. This is a fixed formula and I think no one should have any problem with it.”
#WATCH | “Full picture is not yet clear…but why would be an LoP from NCP? Now, Congress has 45 MLAs with them and Ajit Pawar has said that he has 40 MLAs with him, then NCP will have only 13 MLAs left with them”: Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe pic.twitter.com/BiqPmKn1TM
— ANI (@ANI) July 2, 2023
Earlier Nationalist Congress Party chief Jayant Patil stated that Jitendra Awhad’s identify has been despatched because the chief whip. A letter has been despatched on behalf of the NCP to the speaker of the Assembly.
For the previous few days, there was a transfer to alter the submit of chief of opposition within the state. There was additionally a requirement that the submit ought to now be given to Shiv Sena (UBT). So after Ajit Pawar resigned from this submit, speculations had been being made about who would get this submit. Ajit Pawar resigned from the submit of chief of opposition within the state on Friday. It was then that the NCP apparently sensed that there was going to be a giant improvement within the state.
