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NCP recommends Rohit Pawar as Public Accounts Committee chairperson

When contacted, Pawar said he wasn't aware of this development. "But if the party has decided to give me the responsibility, I will fulfill my duties for the betterment of the state," he told The Indian Express.

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Written by: Alok Deshpande
2 min readMumbaiApr 27, 2023 05:36 PM IST First published on: Apr 27, 2023 at 01:20 AM IST

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has recommended the name of first-time MLA Rohit Pawar for the post of chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the state Legislature. The PAC is usually headed by a legislator of the opposition party.

Even nine months after the formation of the Ekanth Shinde-led state government, the PAC has not yet been formed.

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When contacted, Pawar said he wasn’t aware of this development. “But if the party has decided to give me the responsibility, I will fulfill my duties for the betterment of the state,” he told The Indian Express.

According to sources in the NCP, the principal opposition in the state, the party has submitted the name of Pawar as the chairperson of the PAC. “However, a final decision will be taken only after consulting with our allies,” said a senior leader.

Alok Deshpande is a Special Correspondent with The Indian Express' Mumbai bureau, reco... Read More

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