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In free conversation with reporters, he answered questions about his future strategy, the reasons for the rebellion, and who would be the face of the party.
The catalyst behind the rebellion
Sharad Pawar noted that the rebellion appeared to have prompted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent speech in which he made allegations of corruption against the NCP and other parties. He pointed out that Modi’s statement, in which he accused the National Congress Party of corruption and referred to the State Cooperative Bank and the irrigation complaints, played an important role in the turn of events.
Two days ago, the Prime Minister made a statement. This statement was against the NCP and the Congress. At that time, he mentioned two things. He said the NCP was involved in corruption. While he mentioned it, he also mentioned the State Co-operative Bank. He also referred to the complaint about irrigation.. I am glad that his party gave space to some NCP members. This means that there was no truth to the claims he made. He freed them all from the allegations he made.
He said that such revolutions were not new to him. In 1980 the party I was leading had 58 MLAs but after a month all but six had left the party. But then I went out to the state and created the party and in the next election the number reached 69 and those who left the party and those who resign lost almost all but 3-4.
He said that he had no ill will towards the rebels apart from Sunil Tatkar and Praful Patil. As party chief, I appointed them general secretary and national treasurer. My request to them is that they have violated the trust I had placed in them. “They should have acted responsibly,” Pawar said.
On Ajit Pawar’s praise for Prime Minister Modi
Although he avoided most of the questions regarding Ajit Pawar, he responded to a question about his nephew’s comment that he likes Prime Minister Modi’s policies.
He said, “If he likes (Narendra Modi’s) policies then why was he against him for the past four years. When we competed in 2019, who were we targeting? Modi! And who was he targeting? Us! So what has changed now. He wanted to go there and he needed to Strength Perhaps this step is the effect of Modi’s accusations leveled at us in the speech.
Ajit Pawar had claimed in his press in Mumbai that he had resigned as Leader of the Opposition on Friday. When asked about this, Pawar said he was not aware of it. “The speaker appoints the panel, so the resignation may have been submitted to the speaker but I was not aware of that,” he said.
On Ajit Pawar’s public application for the post of state chief of the party, Pawar said that the decision on the issue including the change of state leadership was to be taken at the meeting scheduled on 6 July. , But before we could discuss, but some of them took a different stance before we could meet,” Pawar said.
Contact with recalcitrant MLAs
Pawar said some rebel commanders have been in touch with him and a clear picture will emerge in a few days. Some leaders whose names appeared to support the faction’s move have spoken to me, but I want them to come out publicly and make their position clear. Some of them called me. They told us that they were asked to sign a paper and did so out of coercion. “They said they don’t agree with what’s going on,” Pawar said.
“Among the nine who took the oath, no one except (Chagaan) Bujbal spoke to me. Bujbal told me that he did not agree with what was happening and that he would go to the meeting and let me know what was going on. Pawar said with a chuckle.”
He said the rebel leaders had a political contingency in mind. I didn’t try to stop anyone. They are trying to contact me. They worry about two things. First: the constituency and personal relations with party workers. By going with the government, they may get some work done, and they will get some help in running for elections. But these things don’t decide elections. The audience decides and their support is key. “
On the role of central organs
Those who joined the government – Chajan Bhojbal, Hassan Musharraf, Dilip Wallis Patil, Dhananjay Mundi and Ajit Pawar – said Pawar said they were facing “the problem of impotence”. The agencies were taking action against them. He said it will take some time before the public is shown what the “understanding” is between the BJP and these leaders.
After the prime minister’s statement, he said, concern about actions (by the agencies) increased and helped plan the insurgency. “The credit goes to the prime minister. Allegations and raids by agencies have caused this, and that is what it looks like at first glance,” Pawar said.
NCP future
Pawar said he was not worried about the future of the party as claimed by his nephew Ajit Pawar and his associates who joined the NDA government.
“I am not worried. Tomorrow I will go, go to Karad and pay my respects to the memory of Yashwantrao Chavan, and address a meeting of the Dalit community. After that I will go to state and country, and share with the public the party’s strategy and program.”
Regarding the claim that the party belongs to the dissident faction, he said: “I am not saying anything about this claim. I will go to the people and they will decide who the party is.”
He said that the incident will not have any impact on the National Alliance of opposition parties. We will be bolder in addressing all of these issues. We will meet in Bangalore and future sessions will be decided at that meeting.”
He said that he would work to form a new team of young leaders for the National Congress Party. “I will create a new team of young leaders in the future. It is not about the first team and the second team. In the upcoming elections, a new team from the National Congress Party will emerge,” he said.
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