After Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis wrote to NCP rival faction chief Ajit Pawar, opposing Nawab Malik's induction into the ruling alliance in the state, Nationalist Congress Party leader Jayant Patil on Thursday called the move an attempt to provide an 'explanation'
“There is no need for objection to it, it was just one project where Sharad Pawar went and inaugurated it. Sharad Pawar has always supported the decisions taken in meetings of the INDIA alliance and there is no need to mix two things," said Patil.
"There was a discussion on the meeting of INDIA alliance leaders going to be held tomorrow. We discussed which topics will be taken up in the INDAI meeting," Jayant Patil said, speaking to reporters after the meeting.
Even as the Delhi Services Bill sailed through the Rajya Sabha, clearing all legislative hurdles in the Parliament, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday expressed reservations on its ramifications on governance in the national capital, saying that it could potentially undermine the
While speaking over questions about whether NCP is with the incumbent government or is in opposition, cleared the air and stated that they are not in government.
The sources said the Election Commission has also received a caveat from Jayant Patil, who is with the Sharad Pawar group. He also informed the panel that they have initiated a disqualification process against nine MLAs who joined the Eknath Shinde-BJP government in the state on Sunday.
Election Commission has received a petition from Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar staking claim to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the party symbol, sources said
"The State Discipline Committee passed a resolution dated 2 July 2023 recorded the factum of disqualification of the said 9 (nine) MLAs from the party due to their indulgence in anti-party activities," the letter served to the nine disqualified MLAs said.
Patil said, "We have sent a petition to the Assembly speaker last night. We requested him to hear us. Our party's strength in the Assembly is 53, of which 9 have defected, the rest all are with us. We will give them a fair chance to come back but will take action against those who do not