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#MaharashtraPolitics : Ajit Pawar Puts Endless Speculations To Rest ; Says All Rumours Must Stop , With NCP And Will Stay In The Party
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Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra deputy chief minister, Ajit Pawar on Tuesday dismissed “rumours” about switching over to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and emphasised that he plans to remain with the NCP.
The Leader of the opposition in Maharashtra assembly Ajit Pawar also stated : “No truth in the rumours spread about me. I am with the NCP and will remain with the party,” Ajit Pawar said addressing media persons .
#WATCH | All these are baseless & wrong rumours. I appeal to all to stop such rumours,” NCP leader Ajit Pawar amid speculations of him joining the BJP.#Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/zlQdXse2ft
— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2023
“I have not taken the signatures of any MLAs. Now, all rumours must stop,” the Maharashtra NCP leader said on speculations that he had taken a meeting of MLAs who wanted to switch to the to ruling Eknath Shinde-BJP alliance.
Earlier today, Ajit Pawar’s uncle and NCP chief Sharad Pawar had tweeted,” Ajit Pawar is busy with election-related work. All this talk is only in the media.”
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Bal Thackeray) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said on Tuesday, “These are baseless rumours. I spoke with him (Ajit Pawar) and other (NCP) leaders this morning.”
“If those spreading such canards think that they can weaken the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) by resorting to such ploys, then they are mistaken,” the Shiva Sena (UBT) MP added.
