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Three meetings in as many days between the Chairman of the National Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar and Rebel MLAs Party members led by his nephew and deputy Ajit Pawar raised questions about the intent behind this Frequent interactions The two sides that had a public fallout earlier this month over the decision of Ajit and his group to join hands with the BJP and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena.
One of the reasons for the meeting may be that Ajit and his group are Afraid of the repercussions of their action at the constituency level and they believe that Pawar still has a mass appeal to victimize them electorally. After the split earlier this month, the veteran leader suggested he go to the people to rebuild the party.
Pawar’s allies in Maha Vikas Agadi (MVA) – Congress and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) – put the frequent meetings to the attempts of the Ajit group to limit the damage they have done themselves. Several media houses have conducted polls which show that the general public is raising their voices against the NCP group that has teamed up with the BJP. This is the reason why that group met Pawar Sahib. People will not forgive them,” said Atul Lundy, a spokesperson for the Maharashtra Congress President.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Opposition Leader in the Legislative Assembly, Ambadas Danvi, said, “Ajit Pawar’s group is trying to gain sympathy by meeting Sharad Pawar. This is an internal NCP matter and it is better for us not to comment.”
On Saturday, Ajit Pawar visited his uncle’s house in Mumbai to meet his aunt Pratibha, who is recovering after surgery. The Deputy Prime Minister along with Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patil and other NCP ministers made an impromptu visit to the YP Chavan Center in Mumbai to meet the founder of the NCP. They returned again on Monday to meet the veteran leader. Patel, who spoke on behalf of Ajit on both occasions, said that the NCP leaders sought Pawar’s blessing and asked him to keep the party united. Patel said Pawar did not say anything.
Addressing the NCP’s Medina unit later in the day, Pawar said there was no question of teaming up with a party against which the NCP was running. “Those who want to return can do so. Pawar is reported to have said at the meeting.
NCP leader Jayant Patil, head of the party’s government unit before the rebellion A member of Pawar’s camp told reporters that there was no question of Pawar’s deviation from his position. “The people who meet him are those who have taken a different stance. There is no need for confusion about our position and we stand firm,” he said.
Patel asserted that dialogue with everyone was essential to democracy and Pawar was doing exactly that. He stressed that “this does not mean that he changed his position.”
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