Two days before his swearing in, Ajit Pawar removed Sharad Pawar as NCP chief
It said that at present, the entire structure of the NCP including the post of president is heavily flawed in as much as none of the appointments has been made in terms of the provisions of the NCP constitution.
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Ajit Pawar Ajit Pawar removed Sharad Pawar from the post of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president on June 30, 2023 — two days before he was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra after rebelling against his uncle. The move, revealed on Wednesday, shows that the rebellion was well-planned by taking top legal experts of the country onboard.
“A Resolution dated June 30, 2023 signed by overwhelming majority of members of NCP, both from the legislative and organisational wing, was passed thereby electing Ajit Anantrao Pawar as the President of NCP. Shri Praful Patel was and continues to be one of the working presidents of NCP. The NCP also decided to appoint Ajit Pawar as the leader of NCP Legislative Party in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and the said decision was also ratified by the resolution passed by an overwhelming majority of NCP MLAs,” a statement issued by the Ajit Pawar group said on Wednesday. Patel, in his capacity as national working president of the party, has removed NCP state president Jayant Patil from the post and has appointed Sunil Tatkare as the new state unit president.
It said that at present, the entire structure of the NCP including the post of president is heavily flawed in as much as none of the appointments has been made in terms of the provisions of the NCP constitution. “No election process for any post including that of the president has been followed,” the statement said.
“When faced with rival contentions as to who is the leader of the legislature party or the chief whip, the Speaker must conduct an independent enquiry based on the rules and regulations of the political party to identify the leader of the legislative party or the whip. In the present case also, there are disqualification petitions filed by both factions and rival claims of legislature party leader and whip which is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the speaker of decide. Unless such a decision is made, no person from the party can take any action on the assumption that he is legally appointed whip of the NCP,” it said.
The statement claimed that unless there is a decision by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on symbol, no action can be taken by anyone vis a vis removal, expulsion etc. of party members. It claimed that Ajit Pawar continues to command support of an overwhelming majority of the members of NCP, both the legislative and organizational wing. “No orders or directions passed by anyone in the party has any effect on any of the members of the NCP till such time the matter is decided by the ECI,” it said.
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