Speaking to ANI, Dubey said, "Is what is happening moral?... Sharad Pawar is not aware of anything... Maharashtra is not happy with what is happening... What is the reason for this haste?"
NCP Rajya Sabha MP and Ajit Pawar's widow, Sunetra Pawar, was chosen as the NCP Legislative Party Leader and is set to take the Deputy Chief Minister's post.
He emphasised the need for the central government to grant Rajasthan special state status, citing the state's unique geographical conditions that pose significant challenges to implementing development schemes.
Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Saturday welcomed the possibility of Sunetra Pawar becoming the Deputy Chief Minister, saying it's a good decision, and people want it following the untimely death of NCP chief Ajit Pawar.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday termed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a hindrance to the speculated merger of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra.
The bodies have been shifted to the Ghandi Hospital Mortuary for post-mortem examination. The reason behind the family's decision to end their lives is still unknown and is under investigation.
Regarding the possibility of mergers with other parties, Patil stated that the option is currently closed following the demise of Ajit Pawar, but hinted that party leaders would deliberate on the issue and engage in talks with the NDA before making any decisions.
Ajit Pawar, 66, died in a plane crash along with four others on Wednesday, after which his wife Sunetra Pawar is speculated to take up the vacant Deputy CM post.
Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe Patil on Saturday questioned the rush to fill the Deputy Chief Minister post in Maharashtra, saying that it is not a constitutional post and had only been vacant for three days following Ajit Pawar's death.
A spokesperson for Gates had shunned the allegations earlier. But they resurfaced as a massive trove of 3.5 million pages of Epstein files were released by the US Department of Justice on Friday (local time).