Sharad Pawar claims that he nonetheless is the dependable face of NCP

In a large political improvement in Maharashtra, round 40 NCP MLAs led by Ajit Pawar revolted and joined the BJP-Shiv Sena (Shinde) authorities within the state on Sunday, July 2, 2023. 8 MLAs of NCP have been sworn in as ministers, as Ajit Pawar grew to become Deputy Chief Minister. Ajit Pawar has additionally claimed the occasion and the image. Amid all this turmoil, occasion president Sharad Pawar has come forward and stated that he nonetheless considers himself the dependable face of the occasion. Sharad Pawar made these remarks at a press convention he addressed after the rift within the occasion.

While answering a query that whom he considers a dependable face of his occasion, Sharad Pawar raised his hand and stated, “Sharad Pawar.”

#WATCH | NCP chief Sharad Pawar raises his hand and says “Sharad Pawar” when requested about who would be the dependable face of the occasion pic.twitter.com/2sVWf3RK62

— ANI (@ANI) July 2, 2023

Several MLAs who have been accompanying Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar to Raj Bhawan expressed their discontentment with the unilateral resolution made by Sharad Pawar to affix the opposition alliance. According to sources, these MLAs have been upset by Sharad Pawar’s transfer to share the stage and type an alliance with Rahul Gandhi of Congress in the course of the opposition unity assembly held in Patna. The resolution didn’t sit properly with some members of the NCP, who felt that they weren’t adequately consulted or knowledgeable concerning the transfer.

Some MLAs accompanying NCP chief Ajit Pawar to Raj Bhawan have been “upset” with Sharad Pawar’s “unilateral” resolution to share stage and ally with Rahul Gandhi on the opposition unity meet in Patna: Sources pic.twitter.com/YGc7eKd95V

— ANI (@ANI) July 2, 2023

Sharad Pawar stated within the press convention, “Two days ago, the Prime Minister of the country made a statement. It was done against the Congress party and the NCP. At that time, he said that the NCP is a party involved in corruption. He also referred to the complaint regarding irrigation. He referred to this and said that the NCP was involved in corruption. I am happy that today he agreed with the oath of office to some members of the NCP in the Cabinet. This means that the allegations he made were not true. I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for clearing every one of the charges levelled by him.”

Sharad Pawar added, “The second question now is whether some of our colleagues have taken a different stand than the party’s stand. On July 6, I called a meeting of some prominent party leaders from Maharashtra. Some questions were raised in the meeting. There were some questions about organisational changes, which I was going to consider. But before that, some of our colleagues took a different stand from the party. We are the party. I am of the clear opinion that in two to three days a picture of how much different this stand of some members of the party, especially from the legislature, will come to the fore.”

Sharad Pawar additional stated, “Some of the people whose names have come up have contacted me and said, ‘We have been invited and signed, but our position is different’. I’m not going to talk about it right now. If those who are telling me raise this in front of the public, I will accept it or else I will assume that they too took a different stand.”

Sharad Pawar acknowledged, “Today’s case may be new to others. This is not new to me. After the elections in 1980, 58 MLAs of the party I was leading were elected. A month later, all but six had left. Everyone left the party, I was the leader of the opposition. That’s when I became a leader of five people. I went out of Maharashtra with five people. I rebuilt the party. In the elections that followed, we saw our number go up to 69. Of those who left the party at that time, all but four lost. I’m seeing how the same picture that we saw in 1980 can be built with the support of the people. I have immense faith in the people of Maharashtra.”