Via PTI
MUMBAI: NCP president Sharad Pawar on Thursday mentioned the destiny of the Maha Vikas Aghadi govt in Maharashtra will probably be made up our minds at the ground of the Legislative Meeting, and the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition will end up its majority in a consider vote.
Addressing a press convention amid the turmoil led to by means of the revolt by means of Sena minister Eknath Shinde and a number of other Sena MLAs, Pawar additionally asserted that the BJP has performed a job within the disaster that has befallen the Uddhav Thackeray-led govt.
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“The destiny of the MVA govt will probably be made up our minds within the Meeting, now not in Guwahati (the place the rebels are tenting). The MVA will end up its majority at the ground of the Area,” Pawar mentioned. He was once replying to a query whether or not the MVA has been decreased a minority because the Shinde-led rebellion faction has claimed the fortify of 37 Shiv Sena MLAs and ten Impartial legislators.
Requested about deputy leader minister Ajit Pawar’s remark that he didn’t see the BJP’s function within the revolt inside the Sena, Pawar mentioned he didn’t trust his nephew. “Ajit Pawar will have mentioned so as a result of he does now not know BJP leaders from outdoor Maharashtra. I do know them. Even Eknath Shinde has mentioned a countrywide birthday celebration has confident him of all help,” Pawar mentioned.
As different nationwide events like BSP, CPM, CPI, Congress and NCP haven’t any function to play in destabilizing the MVA, Shinde was once referring simplest to the BJP, he mentioned. The rebellion MLAs must come again to Mumbai and face the Meeting, he mentioned, including that BJP leaders “from Gujarat and Assam might not be coming right here to lead them”.
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Pawar additionally refuted allegations by means of rebellion Shiv Sena MLAs that they confronted difficulties in getting budget for his or her constituencies because the finance ministry, which is managed by means of NCP’s Ajit Pawar, discriminated in opposition to them, and the Sena has given up its Hindutva ideology. “Most of these are excuses, a few of these MLAs are dealing with probe by means of central companies,” he mentioned.
The NCP leader additionally mentioned that the rebels must face penalties, recalling that after Chhagan Bhujbal defected from the Shiv Sena to enroll in Congress within the Nineties, all his supporters apart from one misplaced the Meeting election. ”Those rebels will face the similar destiny,” Pawar mentioned.
On Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut’s Thursday’s remark that the Sena was once able to hand over the MVA if the rebels relented, Pawar mentioned the remark was once made to convey them again to Mumbai.
