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Sharad Pawar has failed to create successor who can take NCP forward: Shiv Sena (UBT)

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Mumbai: Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday claimed Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has failed to create a successor who could take his party forward.
An editorial in Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana also claimed the jumbo committee set up to decide on the new president of NCP after Pawar announced his decision to step down included some members who were keen to go with the ruling BJP. But these members were compelled to ask Pawar to continue due to pressure from NCP cadres, it said.
Notably, the Thackeray-led faction is one of the three constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) along with the NCP and Congress.

“Sharad Pawar is like an old banyan tree in politics who had left the Congress party, founded NCP, and expanded it. Pawar is indeed an important figure in national politics and his words command respect. However, he has failed to create a successor who could take his party forward,” the editorial said.
This was reflected when Pawar announced his resignation as NCP chief, which left many (leaders) shattered to their core, it said.
“Pawar has a fair idea of people around him and their intentions. Pawar had said he would not stop those (leaders) who want to leave NCP. It (the announcement of resignation and its withdrawal which galvanised party cadres) means those who wanted to defect have temporarily suspended their plans,” the Shiv Sena (UBT) said.
The Saamana claimed the pressure mounted by NCP cadres compelled the jumbo committee set up to decide on the new president of NCP to ask Pawar to continue in the position.
Sharad Pawar last Friday decided to rescind his decision to resign as NCP chief, heeding to pleas of party leaders and cadres, three days after he announced his decision to step down.

The editorial has evoked a stinging reaction from NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal who rebuked Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, the executive editor of Saamana, which is published in Marathi and Hindi languages.
“Uddhav Thackeray has already clarified what Sharad Pawar has written in his autobiography ‘Lok Majhe Sangati’. Thackeray had said he didn’t want to create any problems in Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). Why is Sanjay Raut doing this? What is his problem? Does he think that the NCP shall leave the MVA? Sharad Pawar Saheb has done politics for years equal to your age,” Bhujbal said in Nashik.
He said there are capable leaders like Ajit Pawar, Supriya Sule and Jayant Patil in the MVA who can ably handle whatever responsibilities assigned to them.
The editorial also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP.
“The BJP is calling Pawar’s resignation a political farce. But it should look at its own leader Narendra Modi who is world famous for farcical behaviour. The BJP is the only party that doesn’t wish anything good to happen in other political parties,” it said.
The current BJP is formed by breaking and wrecking other political parties in the country, it alleged.
“Pawar returning to head the NCP has not only re-energised that party, but several Opposition parties in the country also felt relieved. Those who are getting ready to join the BJP should first answer the question of whether they want to live for 100 days like a lamb or one day like a tiger,” the editorial asked.
The Saamana further said people will end the political careers of those leaders who will defect and join the BJP.
“No matter how big a lieutenant is, joining BJP is like inviting trouble,” it said.
Without taking names, the editorial claimed the leaders who had ditched Shiv Sena are facing a worse situation than that of a dog living on a pile of garbage.
“There is not an iota of morality left in the BJP. People can join the BJP under the threat of ED or CBI but the sword will continue to hang on their heads for the rest of their life,” it said.
The Pawar saga also means that leaders do not represent a political party, but its workers do, it said.
“When hoards of party workers gathered outside Pawar’s residence and the party office, it gave a clear message. After Eknath Shinde’s rebellion, Shiv Sena witnessed the same thing. MLAs and MPs left Shiv Sena but party workers are still with the original Sena,” the Saamana said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 8, 2023
Surprised over PM Modi giving ‘religious’ slogans during Karnataka poll campaigning: Pawar

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Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar has said he is surprised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given “religious” slogans during election campaigning in Karnataka, which votes on May 10.
When one takes up a religion or religious issue in an election, it creates a different type of environment and it is not a good thing, Pawar told a regional news channel.
Speaking to reporters in Pandharpur temple town earlier on Sunday, the NCP chief claimed the Congress will come to power in Karnataka.

“We take oath for democratic values and secularism at the time of contesting an election,” Pawar told TV9 Marathi.
“I am surprised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given religious slogans during campaigning for the Karnataka Assembly elections. We have accepted the concept of secularism. When you take up a religion or religious issue in an election, it creates a different type of environment and it is not a good thing,” he said.
Asked about the ongoing agitation at Barsu village in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district where a section of locals are opposing a mega oil refinery project, the NCP leader said he was keen on visiting the place, but it will be decided when and how he finds the time.
“I had a meeting with representatives of Barsu villagers. I will hold another meeting with experts. I feel the issue should be taken forward by taking the villagers into confidence,” he said.

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May 8, 2023
Will work out common minimum program to bring Opposition together: Pawar

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Baramati: A common minimum programme of the Opposition will be prepared ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar said here on Saturday.
He will play a role in bringing opposition parties together, Pawar said in his hometown Baramati in Pune district a day after he withdrew his decision to give up the party post.
“In the next 10-11 months, elections will be taking place in a number of places…..Leaders like Nitish Kumar, Arvind Kejriwal, Chandrashekar Rao, Mamata Banerjee are trying to unite the Opposition,” he told reporters.

“I will participate in bringing the Opposition together by creating a common minimum programme,” Pawar added.
Asked about rumours surrounding the plans of senior NCP leader and his nephew Ajit Pawar, he said, “An atmosphere of confusion is being created regarding Ajit Pawar. There was talk that he will join the BJP, but has anything happened?” Ajit Pawar is someone who loves to work on the ground, and there was no truth to the speculation about him, the NCP chief further said.
Earlier, Pawar was welcomed by local NCP office-bearers amid slogan-shouting by workers on his arrival here.
He would be meeting local NCP leaders and workers before heading to Solapur, party sources said.
On Friday, the 82-year-old leader withdrew his decision to step down as NCP president, three days after the surprise announcement that had put a question mark on the opposition unity efforts ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

The veteran leader who is known for his deft political manoeuvring said that leaders of various political parties across the country requested him to continue as NCP president.
He could not disrespect the sentiments of his colleagues and party workers who insisted that he withdraw his decision, he said.
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May 6, 2023
‘Final decision in 1-2 days’: Sharad Pawar keeps suspense alive on retirement move

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Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar – who decided to step down from his post on May 2 – on Thursday said that he will take his final decision in “one or two” days.
Coming down specially to meet the protesting NCP activists outside the Y.B. Chavan Memorial Auditorium, he said that he has the highest regards for the sentiments of his party workers.
“I respect your emotions… I should have discussed my plans with all of you. But I knew you wouldn’t have permitted me to take the decision,” said Pawar in a soft tone.

“Tomorrow (Friday) is the meeting of the committee and they will discuss the matter. I will take the final decision after consulting all and inform youa After two days, you will have no reason to continue this agitation,” he added.
Earlier, his daughter and MP Supriya Sule again met the workers and with folded hands, urged them to call off their agitation and hunger strike for the past 48 hours, which they undertook rejecting calls by the party’s senior brass.
State Party President Jayant Patil, who has categorically ruled himself out as the contender for the NCP top post, appealed to the protestors to withdraw their protests and wait for the panel meeting’s outcome on Friday.
Party activists and workers, along with their leaders have continued their agitation in different parts of the state demanding that Pawar should take back his decision to retire as party chief after 24 years.
Almost the entire party has unanimously stood solid on this demand, though Ajit Pawar has adopted a differing stance, saying that Pawar Sr. has taken the decision on his own and keeping in view his age and health all must respect it.

The NCP and state political circles are rife with speculation – in the event of Pawar not relenting on his step – who will be elected as the new party national President.
Some of the obvious names are Supriya Sule, plus Jayant Patil, Ajit Pawar, Praful Patel (who have already opted out of the race), ahead of the discussions by a mini-bus committee named by Pawar to choose his success.
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May 4, 2023
Sharad Pawar hasn’t relented; no talks yet on new NCP chief: Praful Patel

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Mumbai: Senior NCP leader Praful Patel on Wednesday said there was no question of picking Sharad Pawar’s successor as party chief until there was a final decision on his announcement to quit the post.
Pawar has not relented despite repeated appeals from Nationalist Congress Party leaders and supporters that he withdraw his decision to step down, Patel told reporters here.
“Pawar yesterday said there should be a generational change. May be he wanted a new generation to step forward. None of us knew about it beforehand. He has asked for some time and we should grant him that,” Patel said.

NCP MLA from Thane Jitendra Awhad said he had resigned as the party’s national general secretary following Pawar’s announcement that he was stepping down as the party supremo.
Earlier in the day, there was also speculation about Pawar’s daugher Supriya Sule emerging as the choice for national president and his nephew Ajit Pawar as Maharashtra unit chief.
Some reports also suggested that Praful Patel, who is the NCP’s national vice president, could be the new party chief, but he ruled out the possibility.
The party committee, which Pawar himself set up on Tuesday to decide on his successor, did not meet on Wednesday, he said.
He also denied that Maharashtra NCP chief Jayant Patil was upset with the party and he was not invited to the meeting of top leaders in Mumbai.

When asked by reporters in Pune, Patil said he had a word with Supriya Sule who said there was no such meeting.
“If the situation arises, the committee will decide on Pawar’s successor and the decision will be unanimous,” Praful Patel said in Mumbai.
“He sought time to think over his decision after the party asked him to reconsider it, and till the final decision is arrived at, there is no question of deliberating on his successor,” he said.
“There is no vacancy,” he said, adding, “whether Pawar remains president or not, he is the party’s identity and soul.” The party was trying to persuade Pawar to reconsider his decision, Patel said, adding that workers should have patience and stop resigning from their posts en masse in protest against Pawar’s decision.
The `Vajramooth’ rallies of the Maha Vikas Aghadi — the alliance of the NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) — were postponed due to the hot summer conditions and it was decided on Sunday when a rally was held in Mumbai, Patel said.
“It has nothing to do with Pawar stepping down as NCP chief,” he said.
Awhad, a former state cabinet minister, said he and all office-bearers of Thane NCP have resigned after Pawar’s announcement.
Jayant Patil told reporters in Pune that he was among several people who had joined the NCP after being inspired by “Pawar saheb’s” leadership.
Asked if he would work under Supriya Sule, Patil said whatever decision the party takes, everyone has to accept it.
To a question if he felt sidelined in the party, Patil, a former state cabinet minister, said, “This is a big question. I don’t think there is any need to answer it today.” Pawar (82) on Tuesday dropped a bombshell by saying he is stepping down as chief of the NCP which he founded and helmed since 1999.
The announcement, made at an event, stumped leaders and workers of the 24-year-old party. Many party workers were seen crying and pleading that Pawar should revoke his decision.
Later in the day, Ajit Pawar announced that his uncle will need two to three days to “think over” his decision.
On Wednesday, Sharad Pawar stuck to his daily routine of meeting people including party functionaries.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole hit out at ally Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, saying he should stop “interfering in other parties’ affairs”.
On Tuesday, Raut had said decisions in the Congress are ultimately taken by Rahul Gandhi though Mallikarjun Kharge occupies the post of the grand old party’s president.
“Sanjay Raut is not a spokesperson of Congress. How can he raise question marks over the capability of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge? It is wrong to level false allegations against the Gandhi family,” he said.
“I would suggest that he (Raut) should not interfere in our party’s affairs,” Patole added.
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May 3, 2023
Pune NCP workers, functionaries break down, urge Pawar to withdraw resignation

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Pune: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers and functionaries in Pune on Tuesday evening urged party president Sharad Pawar to immediately withdraw his resignation from the top post as they broke down on coming to know about his sudden announcement.
They said they will resign en masse if Pawar (82), whose hometown Baramati is located in Pune district in western Maharashtra, does not take back his resignation which was announced in Mumbai in the afternoon.
Pradeep Deshmukh, Pune NCP spokesperson, said after the news of Pawar’s resignation trickled in, hundreds of workers gathered at the party office in the city and could not stop their tears.

He said the NCP is like a family, where Pawar is a father figure and such leaders do not retire.
“If Pawar saheb does not reverse his decision, party workers and office-bearers will remain firm on their resignation,” Deshmukh said.
Meanwhile, Vitthal Maniyar, an aide of Pawar, said the former Union minister’s move to step down as president of the party he founded in 1999 was not abrupt or sudden.
“Pawar saheb might have thought deeply before coming to this decision. He must be thinking of handing over the responsibility to the next team and making them ready while he is still active,” he said.
“Though Pawar saheb has sought time (to rethink his resignation), I am sure it was a well though out decision and he will convince party leaders to accept it,” Maniyar stated.

“Saheb has not given up politics or social work. Whether he is party chief or not, he will continue to work with the same gusto with which he was working till now,” he said.
Asked about Pawar’s possible successor if he stays firm on his decision to quit the top party post, Maniyar said the veteran politician believes in democratic functioning of the party and any decision on the issue will be taken unanimously.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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May 3, 2023
Gautam Adani meets Sharad Pawar in Mumbai row over Hindenburg report

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Mumbai: Industrialist Gautam Adani met NCP chief Sharad Pawar at the latter’s residence in Mumbai on Thursday, party sources said.
The meeting follows Pawar’s recent statement that he is not opposed to a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the charges made by Hindenburg Research against the Adani group, but a Supreme Court committee will be more useful and effective.
Hindenburg has alleged stock manipulation and accounting fraud in firms belonging to billionaire Adani.

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April 20, 2023
Ajit Pawar dismisses reports of planning meeting with MLAs on Apr 18

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Pune: Amid intense speculation in Maharashtra’s political circles about his growing proximity with the ruling BJP, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Monday dismissed as false the reports that he has called a meeting of MLAs on Tuesday.
Ajit Pawar also said he had no scheduled events to attend on Monday amid reports that he had called off his engagements in Pune.
“I was present at MGM Hospital in Kharagar, Navi Mumbai, on Monday to offer condolences to the families of the deceased and to provide comfort to those affected by heat during the ‘Maharashtra Bhushan’ Award ceremony on Sunday. I had no scheduled events (to attend) on Monday as I am still in Mumbai,” the opposition leader said in a statement.

The NCP leader said he will be in Mumbai on Tuesday.
“I will be present at my office in Vidhan Bhavan for regular work. Reports are being circulated in a section of the media saying I have called a meeting of MLAs on Tuesday. These are completely false reports. I have not called any such meetings of MLAs or officials,” he said.
Speculation about Ajit Pawar’s next political move started swirling last week when he suddenly cancelled his scheduled meetings and also made comments which were seen as being soft on the BJP and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s camp. The BJP is part of the Shinde government.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday added grist to the rumour mill claiming NCP chief Sharad Pawar recently told Uddhav Thackeray that his party will never join hands with the BJP even if anyone takes an individual decision to do so.
In a write-up in the Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana, Raut had wondered whether Maharashtra politics will witness the “second season of defections”.

Earlier this month, Ajit Pawar, nephew of Sharad Pawar, had credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “charisma” for the BJP’s victory in 2014 and said inflation and jobs for youth were more important issues than the PM’s academic degrees.
When Maharashtra was under President’s rule after the results of the 2019 Assembly elections as Shiv Sena had severed ties with BJP and Opposition parties couldn’t forge alliances, Ajit Pawar secretly joined hands with Devendra Fadnavis of BJP and a government was formed with Fadnavis as the CM and Ajit as his deputy. However, that government lasted for just 80 hours as Ajit resigned.
After the Shiv Sena (undivided) joined hands with NCP and Congress to form the MVA government, Ajit took oath as deputy chief minister and handled the finance portfolio.
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April 17, 2023
Sharad Pawar meets Mallikarjun Kharge

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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives for a meeting with NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 13, 2023. (PTI Photo)
New Delhi: NCP Chief Sharad Pawar and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge address the media after a meeting at the latter’s residence, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 13, 2023. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and KC Venugopal are also seen. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)
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We are united, says Rahul Gandhi after meeting Sharad Pawar

We are united, says Rahul Gandhi after meeting Sharad Pawar

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New Delhi: After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday met Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi to take the cause of opposition unity forward.

After the meeting at Kharge’s residence, Gandhi said: “We are united”, while Pawar advocated larger unity among opposition parties.

“I want that there should be talks with leaders of all opposition parties including Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal. We should talk to them and move forward, taking everyone along, to unite the opposition,” he said.

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Kharge told that he is glad that Pawar is guiding and working for larger opposition unity.

Leaders of the Congress, Nitish Kumar’s JD-U, and Lalu Prasad’s RJD, who are coalition allies in Bihar, had met on Wednesday. Later Nitish Kumar met Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal and on Thursday, met CPI-M chief Sitaram Yechury and CPI’s D. Raja of left parties.

Nitish Kumar along with his deputy and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav had met Kharge and Gandhi at Kharge’s residence, and all four addressed the media jointly later.

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